A subject that I have been following a lot lately is private entities attempting to restrict taking photographs of their property from public places. Recently the Union Pacific railroad has banned photography of its trains from station platforms [Chicagoist]. Now I have an issue with this. I believe that the platforms are owned by the municipalities, and therefore public property. Frank and I have been having a conversation about this very issue and he has some interesting commentary as well.
I know that I've linked many of these before, but here are some links to information on the issue, and some "well known" occurances of the issue:
- Photographer's Rights - This is a pdf that I carry around when I carry my camera. It sumamrizes the law in the US.
- Thomas Hawk has had some interesting run-ins with "authorities."
There are many others out there that I will add in when I come across them. This issue isn't going away any time soon, and as long as we keep letting the terrorists win (see Google define: terror) we will keep allowing ourselves to lose freedoms and be subject to assinine laws in the name of "security".
