Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In some of the more conservative areas like Nova Scotia, I believe it is illegal to photograph inside a licensed establishment (Bar). I heard this law goes back a long way back in time. The local politicians probably didn't want pictures of them having a drink with their girl friends. Regards, Robert At 09:09 AM 1/28/2002 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: >Don Lawrence wrote: > > > > I stopped by my local Starbucks this morning to grab a coffee and scone. > > While waiting in line, I took a quick photo of the expresso operator at > work > > just using up a roll of film so I could process it tonight. > > The line still had several people in front of me so I began looking around > > for > > another photo with the M6 in my hands. > > Then the manager caught my attention and said 'you can't take pictures in > > here'. > > No problem, but is this a new Starbucks policy or is a franchise > > prerogative? > > I have taken photos in there before with no comment. > > > > Don > > >This happened to me in Starbucks yesterday. > >My friend and I and his girlfriend where playing with our cameras at a >table; shooting a couple of pictures of each other sometimes. > >My friend says this happened to him at another Starbucks the previous week. >The one with all the large photographs hanging all over the walls. >Not photo friendly really though. > >We went to the "Coffee People," no problems. Different corporate >structure. More business from me. >It's not as if we were even shooting the other customers. > >Personally I'm normally embarrassed being caught dead in a Starbucks anyway. >Used to be I'd bring my black glasses with the nose and mustache >attached when I'd have to go to one. > >Now I'm bring my plastic water pistol camera and see if I can short out >the cash register before being thrown out. > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html