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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off topic ? important court ruling
From: dannyg1 <dannyg1@IDT.NET>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 16:41:31 +0000
 
> >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.

As I said before, all of the papparazzo bashing (that some photographers ironically revel 
in) can only invite ruinous law and incite the ignorant. Does anyone here see the above 
ruling as a good thing?

Danny Gonzalez