Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/20

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Subject: [Leica] Cameras Banned
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 23:26:18 +0200
References: <200905202031.BQM08525@rg5.comporium.net> <BLU146-W8BD78BCF90ADBE9667A76C6580@phx.gbl>

I doubt this has much to do with politics. Instead, I suspect  
commercial NASCAR's commercial interests is what is being protected  
here.

Nathan

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On May 20, 2009, at 10:44 PM, Gary Dalton wrote:

>
> Not surprising given how the country was "run" -- (I'm being  
> generous with "run") -- before January, 2009...
>
>> Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 16:31:00 -0400
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> From: images at comporium.net
>> Subject: [Leica] Cameras Banned
>>
>> LUG:
>>
>> The big Speed Street festival celebrating everything NASCAR is in
>> Charlotte this weekend.  They have closed about 12 block of downtown
>> to traffic for the festival.  I wouldn't go if you paid me; however,
>> I am really disturbed by one of the rules.  No cameras, still or
>> video are allowed.  How can they legally prohibit cameras on public
>> streets?  I've proposed to Charlotte photographers that we boycott
>> Food Lion (the sponsor) and let them know why.
>>
>> In a related incident, security guards at the Johnson and Wales
>> campus in downtown Charlotte prohibited a photographer from taking
>> photos of the campus buildings even though she was standing on a
>> public sidewalk.  The APA in Charlotte is arranging a protest with
>> crowds of photographers coming to photograph Johnson and Wales (after
>> contacting television and newspapers)
>>
>> All of this eroding of our rights has got to stop!!
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Cameras Banned)
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