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IF it was announced that photography and videotaping would not be permitted during the pageant, the minister should have honored that. But the police are way out of line to arrest him, particularly if he was just being singled out (i.e. others were photographing or taping).

Just because an event is held in a public venue or on public property does not make the performance public domain.

True, and if that's the case, there is supposed to be an announcement.

In the article the arrested dude himself says that there was an announcement at the beginning not to record. You have here two legal issues, the copyright issue in which Kramer is in clear violation if the LDs church ever wanted to sue him and a criminal issue which is what he got arrested for. When asked to stop by the police officer if we would have stopped he would not have been arrested. It is like when people heckle players at a stadium and the cop or usher asks them to stop. If they do not stop then they are asked to leave and if they don't go on their own they are trespassing and arrested, even in public places. Kramer (the arrested) claims the announcement ""sounds like law, but it's a request." He is badly mistaken and has to pay the price for his choice to interpret the law as he see fits. He fits in the slot with the tax-protesters.

It might depend on how big of a deal he made when asked to turn his camera off. If he was rude or argumentative, he might have been asked to leave. If he persisted, the local consatables might have been called in and escorted him out.

Then, if the police still perceived him as 'copping an attitude' (a nebulous term, I know) he could have been taken for a ride down to the station.

As he already has a history of preaching against the LDS Church, I'd say it's possible that he planned it this way.

As for local reportes getting footage for the evening broadcast, I imagine they would know to ask before turning their cameras on.

Amazingly, since "copyright" is a Constitutional right, you will find just about every police agency in the country can point to one or more court cases to demonstrate that they have an "interest" in this process.

Your local Kinko's will not reproduce copyrighted materials without permission either, and in some cases, e.g. picture of a stuntman, they'd probably turn you in to the Stunt Man's Association for the reward.