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Will · 23-02-07 18:36:21

If you are a UK national then I would implore you to please sign the below petition. The UK government in its infinite wisdom* is trying to make it illegal to take photographs in public. Yet again the government here tries to make inroads into our freedoms and our lives, all in the name of "national security". This petition is designed to be a protest against this move. A petition that has been set up on the Prime Minister's website.

Thanks in advance.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/

*Could you detect the slight hint of sarcasm at all???

Blind_Ryan · 23-02-07 19:14:38

Christ, sounds like California where Ah-nold is trying to ban light bulbs. What the hell, man?

blissed · 23-02-07 22:08:30

Ryan thats happening in Oz too. Most Tungsten bulbs are being banned so you have to buy fluorescent bulbs thus using less Electricity and cutting greenhouse emissions and general pollution. There are exemptions like photography and oven lights. I think that whole policy is a good thing, and Ryan, when the law comes in if your caught in possession of a Tungsten lightbulb. you'll go to jail for 8 months

Nowaysis the guy who's doing the petition as far as I can see doesn't explain on the site how the rights of photographers are to be effected so I googled and found an article by Amateur photographer magazine.

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/ne … 10568.html

and here is a place where you can download a pdf. of your rights to take photos in the UK

http://www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php/2004/1 … ghts_guide

I think the petitions worth signing using your sacrificial hotmail address (spam lovely spam spam spam lovely spam spam spam spam spam egg and chips and spam and egg and spam) anyway it's worth signing tho because it shows that even at the hint of a rumour people will act. Sometimes people in power test the water by floating rumours and monitor the lack of concern and thats their green light.

It all seems a little nuts tho. Everyone with a phone is a paparazzi.

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kirejos · 24-02-07 00:54:29

Will wrote:

The UK government in its infinite wisdom* is trying to make it illegal to take photographs in public.

That defies common sense. It's so absurd I can't even believe it's real, this must be some kind of joke.

blissed · 24-02-07 00:58:40

No it's a mistake

blissed wrote:

Nowaysis the guy who's doing the petition as far as I can see doesn't explain on the site how the rights of photographers are to be effected so I googled and found an article by Amateur photographer magazine.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/ne … 10568.html

Nowaysis · 24-02-07 01:57:21

Did i post in this thread already, but was too drunk to remember it?

polarchill · 24-02-07 14:07:03

No, but at the moment you're too drunk to scroll to the top of the page. You really party on the weekend!

Will · 24-02-07 17:49:21

Oh well, clearly it's a load of rubbish then. It was forwarded to me from a friend who is a wannabe professional photographer. Clearly the wires were mixed up somewhere along the line....

The_Elfman · 24-02-07 18:30:46

I signed it anyway. Blissed thank's for the links clarifying the situation.

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