What has been the reason put forward by Lord Mayor Boris Johnson for the
imposition of said bylaw?
jh
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Subject: [OM] Photographic Freedom
>I don't often write about political matters, in fact I don't think I have
>ever done so before but I think this is important. There is a proposed
>bylaw to make the taking of any photograph for any business purpose in
>Parliament Square or Trafalgar Square in London illegal unless you have
>written permission of the Mayor. This will not only seriously curtail the
>freedom of the press to make images of anything that happens in these two
>areas, be it riots or acts of kindness, but it will also stop stock
>photographers making legitimate images of iconic London landmarks such as
>the Houses of Parliament, the National gallery etc.
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> It is a long held freedom in this country, and most other 'democratic'
> countries to make images whilst on public land, and this is a serious
> infringement of that right. It will aslo stop the legitimate freedom of
> the press to report incidents such as any protest camp, political rally
> etc. etc.
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> I have held the belief for the whole of my life that I live in a free
> country - obviously I have been wrong!
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> You can read a pdf of the proposed bylaw for Trafalgar Square at
> http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Trafalgar%20Square%20Byelaws%202012%20signed%2025Jan12.pdf
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> and I would draw your attention to Byelaw 5(1)℗.
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> Gerry
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