Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A few years ago, a friend of mine was hassled by Oracle security rent-a-cops when she tried to photograph Oracle?s iconic buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area. She believes she was standing on a public path at the time. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. > On Jul 3, 2015, at 3:51 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > > Of interest in the European members of the LUG only. This could affect > your rights to photograph in your country and others throughout the EU. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > 023 8046 3076 > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: rps hq <rpshq at rps.org> >> Subject: The RPS and Freedom of Panorama >> Date: 3 July 2015 10:06:29 BST >> To: gwpics at me.com >> Reply-To: rpshq at rps.org >> >> >> >> >> Dear UK and European Member: >> >> Over the past few days you may have read or been emailed about the threat >> to ?freedom or panorama? which is included in a draft report being >> promoted by a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). >> >> In the UK (and in some other countries) we enjoy the right to photograph >> buildings and sculptures ?if permanently situated in a public place or in >> premises open to the public? for our own enjoyment and even for >> commercial use. The MEP?s proposal is to adopt the model that operates in >> France and a number of other European countries which gives other >> creators e.g. architects and sculptors, protection against having their >> work being reproduced without payment. In those countries permission is >> required to photograph or exploit images containing those works. The more >> sensationalist press reports have suggested that the public?s holiday >> snaps might be threatened - the reality is that it would mostly affect >> groups such as travel book, postcard and poster publishers, in >> particular. Either way, it is a significant concern to The Society. >> >> The MEP?s proposal is only for commercial use and it is a very long way >> from becoming law but The Society believes that the proposal should be >> dismissed before it gains any traction. If harmonisation is required then >> it should be along the UK model and not the other for which there has >> been no great demand for other than by a small number of vested >> interests. In the UK there is no demand to change the current position >> even from groups such as architects who might benefit. >> >> The Society would encourage members to sign a change.org >> <http://change.org/> petition here >> <https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-save-the-freedom-of-photography-savefop-europarl-en?recruiter=293430649&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition> >> to register your objection to the proposal. Almost 300,000 people across >> Europe have already signed. You may also wish to contact your own MEP >> <http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps.html> to register your views. >> >> The Society has been working with a number of other organisations over >> the past couple of weeks on this issue and the next key date is 9 July >> when there will be a vote in the European Parliament on the report. >> >> There will be a blog posting about this issue on The Society?s website >> shortly. If you have any comments ? for or against ? please email me at: >> director at rps.org <mailto:director at rps.org> >> >> Thank you for taking the time to read this email. >> >> Regards >> >> Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS >> Director-General >> The Royal Photographic Society >> Direct line: +44 (0)1225 325730 >> >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe <mailto:rpshq at rps.org?subject=Unsubscribe> >> >> >> >> >> >> The Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath, BA2 >> 3AH, UK. >> Tel: +44(0)1225 325733. VAT Registration No. GB 753 3057 41 >> Registered Charity No. 1107831 >> Any information contained herein or in any attachment(s) is intended only >> for the named recipient. Under no circumstances should it be distributed, >> disclosed, copied or transmitted to other parties without the express >> permission of The Society. Any views expressed in this message are those >> of the sender and may not reflect the views of The Royal Photographic >> Society. If you are not the intended recipient please notify The Society >> immediately and delete it from your system. This email has been scanned >> for viruses by MailDefender. >> >> >> >> >> >> Scanned by Mail Titan - managed email security from Westgate IT > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >