So now those "No cameras allowed" signs on the Triborough Bridge and Queens Mid-town Tunnel are going to come down?
"the City's prominence as a tourist destination"...Only tourists have cameras?
"the common law right of inquiry to ask questions"...Please explain.
"should not be directed"...Make that "must not me directed"
"permission is required for commercial shoots"...Why?
BTW do you know how easy it is to clandestinely do imaging? I once wore a jeans jacket on an assignment that had a video camera inside the jacket's button.
The NYPD has (repeatedly) been sued over this so the Corp Counsel probably called for this directive.
Stopping picture taking and video is -hopeless- these days, everyone has the tech, it's cheap and easily concealed.. These stops were as useless as the bag searches at subway stations.
George, the TBTA is a separate entity from the NYPD and the MTA altogether, and they seem to play by their own rules. Unless the ACLU steps in, I doubt those signs will be coming down anytime soon.
Just note that MTA rules indicate "ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used."
Hand-held cameras, sans flash, are okey-dokey in the subways.
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No, that's not what it means. When they refer to lighting, the mean flood lights/strobes/etc that are secondary to the camera. On-board flash or even hot-shoe flash packs are fine.
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Just note that MTA rules indicate "ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used."
Hand-held cameras, sans flash, are okey-dokey in the subways.
It's only fair. After all, "they" have cameras all over the place as it is.
So now those "No cameras allowed" signs on the Triborough Bridge and Queens Mid-town Tunnel are going to come down?
"the City's prominence as a tourist destination"...Only tourists have cameras?
"the common law right of inquiry to ask questions"...Please explain.
"should not be directed"...Make that "must not me directed"
"permission is required for commercial shoots"...Why?
BTW do you know how easy it is to clandestinely do imaging? I once wore a jeans jacket on an assignment that had a video camera inside the jacket's button.
The NYPD has (repeatedly) been sued over this so the Corp Counsel probably called for this directive.
Stopping picture taking and video is -hopeless- these days, everyone has the tech, it's cheap and easily concealed.. These stops were as useless as the bag searches at subway stations.
George, the TBTA is a separate entity from the NYPD and the MTA altogether, and they seem to play by their own rules. Unless the ACLU steps in, I doubt those signs will be coming down anytime soon.
These seem like common sense rules that conform to the constitution.
Let's see how quickly the police, prosecutors, judges and juries decide that the constitution is only for fools.
Just note that MTA rules indicate "ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used."
Hand-held cameras, sans flash, are okey-dokey in the subways.
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No, that's not what it means. When they refer to lighting, the mean flood lights/strobes/etc that are secondary to the camera. On-board flash or even hot-shoe flash packs are fine.
Some cops are just worried about being captured in a photograph while on the job doing nothing or something questionable.
That's what their previous goon tactics in harassing camera wielders was really all about!
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