Re: Interesting article on the amateur photographer hysteria

Neil Barker wrote:
> In article <672u3tF2mlci5U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, polygonum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> says...
>> The nearest such plce to me has notices around it saying something like

>> "No photography". However, surely that applies to what you are 
>> photographing rather than where you are photographing from? That is, if

>> I stand nearby, point the camera away from the restricted site and snap

>> a friend walking down the pavement, that would surely be legal. Whereas

>> if I point the camera into the site, even if I am on private land (e.g.

>> a house and garden adjoining the site), it would be illegal.
> 
> Not necessarily.
> 
> Just because there is a "no photography" sign, does not always make it 
> illegal - I could put one up outside my house, but it would have no 
> validity at all. It all depends on what it is and where it is and isn't 
> an easy one to give a yes/no answer to.
> 

Indeed - I did specifically mean MoD (or whoever) official "Official 
Secrets Act" notices.

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