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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off topic ? important court ruling
From: TEAShea <TEAShea@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 15:42:27 EDT
 
<< 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. >>

I doubt that the US Supreme Court would take this stand.  The cases in this
area in the US have been pretty consistent.

Tom Shea