NO Photos Petition?

[Condor]

Hello all, after a vist to the govs petition website I see they are proposing restrictions on taking photographs in public places unless you are registered to do so, what's all that about ,quote,There are a number of moves promoting the requirement of 'ID' cards to allow photographers to operate in a public place.

It is a fundamental right of a UK citizen to use a camera in a public place, indeed there is no right to privacy when in a public place.

These moves have developed from paranoia and only promote suspicion towards genuine people following their hobby or profession

So if you wish to have the continued freedom of taking pics of you cars or whatever it maybe a good idea to sign this petition? it's not April 1st is it?

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

[Keeper of The Kitten]

This has been rumbling on for some time now, to the point where proposed laws would require the photographer to obtain a signed release form from every person who appears in a picture - that'll make photographs taken at a football match rather difficult! Typically enough, this is one of those "good ideas" that governments have from time to time, which will just lead to more chaos than they solve.

I'll be checking out the petition and signing it if it is appropriate to do so.

__MDC__

[S2 Ant]

Sounds mad to me as well, i enjoy photography and have taken a few (im my opinon) good photo's over the years, but this just sounds like pure madness.

Who gets paid to dream up these ideas?

[Keeper of The Kitten]

It's a European law that the UK government intends to adopt, AFAIK.

__MDC__

[S2 Ant]

Why doesnt that surprise me

[Skull]

now that is some ********

[Jamo]

Try taking pictures in Birminghams Bullring shopping centre and watch how quickly the security come running

It's suppose to help anti terrorism.

[LHD_Kid]

A few years ago I helped build a kit car, one of the first with a motorcylce engine in it.... we got a magazine article out of it, and had the guy come down and take some pictures.... We had a few done outside of Dover, with the white cliffs in the background, looked fantastic, but we were not allowed to use them as English Heritage own the 'rights', now I have lived in the Dover area for 30 years, and would like to believe that a view is a view, (I also heard somethign about taxing you if you have a nice view from your home). We used some shots from the area, with nondescript greenery in the background, very disappointing...
So, this kind of thing has been in the pipeline for a while now, just gets stupider and stupider...

[QuattroFever]

what about speed cameras? Can I charge for my photo

[mcandmar]

...you could say the photo was taken without your concent

[s2driveruk]

what is this world coming to ffs.....like a bloody modern day communist state the UK

[PeteRR]

Couldn't agree more, it's becoming a f**king joke!

[amanda]

Slightly off topicishhhh but applies

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=444819&in_page_id=1770

[Mutley]

Lose the right to take pictures ? its going to get a lot worse than that.

In fact If you want a real eye opener that will make most of you sick to the stomach watch the video's. Norris McWhirter is one of the people in the video so its no conspiracy theory, This is happening before your eyes.

The Real face of the European union

The Real face of the European union part 2

My great Grandfather was killed in Action in 1918 in the battle of the Somme. He received the Military medal. Woopy effin doo. He and all the men that fought two world wars for this country and other countries would be very sad men today if they seen how these barstewards are deceiving us today.

[europeanme]

no more tourist's then?!?!?!....