Topic: NYC proposes limits on public photography/filming

[taper420]

remember it?.... i'm on a list now because of it.

this is nothing new... the reality is the reality... they are just covering their asses better now

[tiberiusbkirk]

does that mean your fingerprints are in a database now, taper?

[taper420]

no, just my name... but they can probably link it cause my prints have been taken before.

[BobW]

Ugggh - Carroll street. Nothing worse being on that platform at 8:30 AM!

The F train fucking sucked!

Carroll Gardens?
You been hanging in the neighborhood?     


The Gothamist must be bored.
I doubt that NYC would ever chase the happy bands of tourists and their cams out of the city.
The hospitality industry would have a fit.

[spreetaper]

they may bring back the orange netting. that's how many people they could arrest.
remember the RNC?

of course i remember it..i was there
but what does that have to do with people filming or taking pictures?
maybe a teenie part.. but the majority of it was just a large amount of people being arrested and stuck in pens and they were  purely protesting.. thats a whole other subject..

that was not just the nyc police dept anyways.. that was a whole ton of outside influence
ive never seen cops act like that and ive been in some sticky situations here in nyc
example .. just recently i was directly between cops/horses and a large mob on my street here in brooklyn with my dslr camera... had to run into the front door of my apt building all the while taking pictures of the crowd (they didnt mind we taking their pics) and all the while taking pics of the cops.. they couldnt stop me as i was in my apt building.. they just werent thrilled with me taking pics...

and as a matter of fact i took pictures around MSG during the RNC.. and the only time i was threatened by the police had nothing to do with taking pictures.. i was actually told i would be arrested for standing in the same spot for too long next to a guy who was wearing a gas mask... i was tempted to say something but i did not.. probably was a good idea!

[tiberiusbkirk]

some of the people Rounded up were not protesters. let's just say the police can make
your day miserable very easily, that's all I'm saying about this subject.
You did ask how many people they will arrest.

[spreetaper]

yep so they had a meeting.. and enough people complained and now they are reworking the wording..

http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/080107_proposed_permit_rules_copy.shtm

so yeah still nothing set in stone... and doesnt mean more lawsuits wont be forthcoming!

[spreetaper]

update... proposed rules have been eased for amateur photogs
obviously we would still need to read the fine print but seems like that should be a little more fair

http://www.1010wins.com/Report:-NYC-Easing-Strict-Film-Permit-Rules/1142167