Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/14

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Is Photography Real...
From: Brougham <brougham3@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 04:16:59 -0800 (PST)

Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> wrote:

> A photograph is a piece of paper with silver on it.
> A drawing is a piece of paper with charcoal on it.
> 
> No one's ever going to accuse you of invading their privacy or 
> compromising
> thier rights with a piece of paper with charcoal on it.
> But a  piece of paper with silver on it and they call their lawyer.

Just this past week on the news, a courtroom artist had his pad
confiscated because he drew images that showed a juror's face.  I
think this was one of the bin Laden cases.  The judge had ordered no
images of any kind of the jurors was permissible.

I still don't understand why courts generally allow sketch artists
instead of photographers.  But that's another thread...


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