Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/28
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Jim Brick wrote:
>There is occasionally someone living in Italy here on the LUG.
I would like
>to hear from them if they are still around.
Why "occasionally" Jim?Or to be on the list one has to send bunch of
messages every day?
Anyway I've used my tripod in several italian cities and turistic
locations with no problem. Never heard about something like a special
license to use it.Our laws are sometimes a bit complicated and turistic
and hystorical places involves the responsibility of the municipality so
the rules may differ from one place to another, but, frankly, we are
almost talking about "fried air".
Best
Ernesto
> ----------
> From: Jim Brick[SMTP:jim@brick.org]
> Sent: Thursday, 26 February, 1998 5:07 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Is It illegal to use a tripod without a
> License???????
>
> At 07:40 AM 2/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >About my triipod in Rome. The guys were standing around and they
> used three
> >fingers of one hand and one finger of the other to wiggle a no, no.
> Hell I
> >was on tour bus, how can you take professional photos riding a tour
> bus.
> >
> >Clifton
>
>
> You never told us who the guys were? Uniformed police or just guys
> standing
> around? What was their authority? Did you ask them to prove their
> authority? Most of the time, when non-authority figures are
> questioned,
> they back off. If they had no authority, they're used to getting no
> resistance from tourists. There are numerous stories I could tell
> about
> authority/non-authority in Italy.
>
> Stop and think. Where are Bogen tripods made? Italy. You don't think
> Italian amateur photographers use tripods? Is it possible that they
> all
> have to buy a "tripod permit"? Things could have changed over the past
> few
> years, but this sounds more like tourist harassment or scam.
>
> There is occasionally someone living in Italy here on the LUG. I would
> like
> to hear from them if they are still around.
>
> Jim
>