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Alaska Photography Laws

August 1, 2011 By Eric Reagan

This post attempts to highlight Alaska laws that may be relevant to photographers (please read disclaimer below).  It is part of my ongoing effort to catalog the various state laws relating to photography.  You can see more on the main photography laws page.  If you are aware of other significant Alaska statutes or cases that relate to photographers’ rights or duties, please use the contact form to pass them along. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Alaska photography laws, law, Legal, photographer rights, photography laws, rights

 

Twitter Teams with Photobucket for Direct Photo Sharing

June 2, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Twitter has announced that it will soon be rolling out an “official” method of sharing photos on Twitter.  However, Twitter will apparently not be hosting the images – rather the images will be hosted and served by Photobucket. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: law, Legal, online sharing, photobucket, photography, Photos, terms, terms of service, tos, twitter

Detained for “Photography” by Maryland Transit Police

June 1, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Train fanatic Christopher Fussell was shooting photos and video of Baltimore’s light rail train when he was stopped and detained by Maryland Transit Police.  The police insisted that it was illegal to take photos and video of the transit system telling him that he “need[s] to cease and desist with the photographing and continue on your way.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: arrested, crime, detained, law, law enforcement, Legal, Maryland, MTA, photography, police

The Government’s War on Cameras

May 27, 2011 By Eric Reagan

The above video from Libertarian website Reason.com takes a look into the legal standing for police to stop and arrest photographers for photographing or filming in public areas.

[Reason via PetaPixel]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: 1st amendement, Film, first amendment, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, law, photography, police, video

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