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Forest Service Wants to Charge $1,500 to Take Pictures On Public Lands
adventure-journal.com ^
| SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
| STEVE CASIMIRO
Posted on 09/25/2014 8:46:15 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey
Yes, it’s true that the lion’s share of the Forest Service budget is now going to dealing with wildfires, but is it so desperate for money that it has to hit up the people who do most of its marketing, photographers? A new policy, quietly proposed by the USFS on September 4 but now catching the public’s attention in a big way, would require $1,500 permits for media taking pictures in wilderness, with fines up to $1,000 for failing to comply. The rules could be applied to anyone taking pictures that result in some kind of commerce, from bloggers to amateur photographers who sell a print or two.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: searchisyourfriend; tyranny
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To: FoxInSocks
ahahaha
Ansel Adams response??
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:12:25 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: afraidfortherepublic
a whole new commission will need to be formed to determine this one...
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:13:59 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: Don Corleone
“Our Land...Our Landscapes”
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:14:28 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
The people do not own the forest. The government owns the forest.
To: cripplecreek
I can see some very interesting “protests’......... developing....
particulary when this move gets the Exposure....it deserves
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:15:36 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: The Great RJ
the parks people will probaby Pay the film companies......with Our Fines...
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:16:48 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
To butcher a Reagan Quote:
We are paying for this microphone, Mr. Ranger!!
The photos are to have a memento of our property.
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Does this mean I can now view the Yellowstone Falls without hundreds of tourists with high dollar cameras in the way?
Well that all depends on how much you're willing to pay. After all, raising revenue inevitably leads to its decrease which leads to finding new ways to raise revenue.
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:24:11 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Ok, let's see if I have this right. The federal government is trying to fine us for taking pictures on land that is owned by the public. Which BTW is us!
Those of us who live near and or vacation in the National Forrest Lands, spend a lot on permits for other things in the forrest. I think we all agree that it's worth it to keep these lands looking good.
BUT this is ridiculous! Who gets this money and why?
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:27:28 AM PDT
by
defconw
(Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
To: MeshugeMikey
Went and registered a copyright on Old Faithful, did they?
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Does this mean I can now view the Yellowstone Falls without hundreds of tourists with high dollar cameras in the way? Nope. Even if put in place, it was for commercial operations, not tourists.
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:36:14 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
To: MeshugeMikey
I’ll bet there an ‘exception’ for the Sierra Club... Liberal jerks take care of each other.
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:36:41 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants" - Albert Camus)
To: MeshugeMikey
to Americans entering toll gates to access “public lands”
“You didn’t build that”
signed,
King obama
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:39:00 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: VanDeKoik
Im thinking of organizing a MASS Photo Shoot...with Thousands...of Gasp....Photographers...setting up in Yosemite National Park...with a live video feed of the proceedings
Illegal Photographs...Imagine!
The Cliven Bundy Honorary Photo Session!!
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:39:32 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
Public lands.
Riiiiight.
No no no, they are not the Kings Forest. They are PUBLIC lands.
Riiiiight.
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:42:01 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Great place for a simultaneous “open carry” demonstration.
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:46:00 AM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(You know what, just do it.)
To: silverleaf
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:47:48 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: GOPJ
the sierra club calendar wont be the same without photographs would it?
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:48:25 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:49:10 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
09/25/2014 9:50:37 AM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(You know what, just do it.)
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