Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: [w/Leica!] LEGAL STUFF
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 10:59:28 -0400

At 07:33 AM 9/1/1999 -0700, Ted Grant wrote:
>Regarding the above topic..."in court photography" I think we in Canada
>have the right attitude about cameras in the court room. "they're not
>allowed, TV or otherwise."

Allow me to agree with Ted.  I'm a courtroom attorney and, fortunately, we
almost never allow any cameras in a Virginia court.  I'm too busy hamming
it up for judge or jury to want to have to worry about some bozo with a
teevee camera cranking away in the background.

Those who feel differently might want to re-view that classic film, INHERIT
THE WIND, to see the negative role photography played in the Scopes Trial.

Marc

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