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To: romanesq

Isn’t there an execption in the law for journalists?

If not, they should argue the 1st amendment freedom of the press provisions override the law.

You can make a decent argument that everytime the local news shows film, it violates this law, as I’m sure there is someone in the camera range that didn’t give permission to the local news team.


42 posted on 09/18/2009 7:32:10 AM PDT by Brookhaven (http://theconservativehand.blogspot.com/)
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To: Brookhaven
You can make a decent argument that everytime the local news shows film, it violates this law, as I’m sure there is someone in the camera range that didn’t give permission to the local news team.

How about filming a soccer game? Or, a football game?

I think the prosecutor may have to disallow the evidence in a criminal case against the Acorn nuts but I don't think the rule was meant to apply in general.

65 posted on 09/18/2009 7:37:05 AM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: Brookhaven

there’s a law enforcement exception but not media


93 posted on 09/18/2009 7:46:16 AM PDT by jeffq73
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