Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off topic ? important court ruling
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 14:30:39 -0400
 
At 12:26 PM 11-04-98 EDT, you wrote:
>Friday's New York Times reported- "News photographers in Quebec who take
>pictures of ordinary people outdoors violate their subjects right to privacy,
>the Canadian Supreme Court ruled today (April 9).  Its decision could have a
>chilling effect on the press.[snip]

Just to point out one detail.  The ruling effects only the Province of
Quebec, not the rest of Canada.  It is based on Quebec's Charter of Rights.  

Dan C.