Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] leica greetings....
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 18:39:01 -0700

Stegmeyer wrote:
> 
> I have tried a few times to photograph the long lines in the Post Office
> only to be told by Postal "people" that it is against policy!  I have argued
> that it is a public place. . .any lawyers out there know what the deal is?
> 
> Al Stegmeyer  www.upstrap.com

Al, I am not a lawyer but I would bet the reason is security. I would
think that banks and lots of businesses would not allow photography
since it could be used to 'case the place' for a heist ;)

I would expect that places of business are not quite as public as the
city streets

Dennis