2004.05.21:
NYT: Subway Officials Seek Ban on Picture-Taking. What a terrible idea. No mention of special permits for bloggers.
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When I heard the news the first thing I thought about was lightningfield ;-)
Luckily I'll be able to indulge my Pelham 123 fantasies next week ...
Posted by: i_cola at May 22, 2004 04:03 AMIn Milan is forbidden...
Posted by: Marco at May 22, 2004 02:49 PMIt's already being enforced, even though it's only at the 'proposed' stage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/22/nyregion/22subway.html
Posted by: Frank at May 22, 2004 05:55 PMIt's not *really* being enforced--no ticketing yet. As the article says, the existing law gives the police wide lattitude in stopping photographer that disrupt passengers or subway operation, without banning it outright, as is proposed.
Posted by: Wolfey at May 24, 2004 02:36 AMPost a comment