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Title: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: Dreamstime News on March 07, 2007, 10:10

France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists.  More details...

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: berryspun on March 07, 2007, 10:28

Not a good sign.

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: CJPhoto on March 07, 2007, 10:36

Quote from: Dreamstime News on March 07, 2007, 10:10

France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists.  <a href="[url]http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/06/franceban/index.php[/url]" target="_blank">More details...[/url]

I cant understand why they would do this.  Is it to protect the public or is it to try to cover up stuff?

I wonder who qualifies as a professional photo journalist?

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: GeoPappas on March 07, 2007, 10:58

I find it extremely interesting that this article is only being carried by computer magazines: MacWorld, InfoWorld, Slashdot, and MacCentral.

If this was in the US, it would make the headlines on every newspaper and magazine in the world!

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: sim on March 07, 2007, 11:24

Seems ironic that France's constitution is based on liberty, equality and fraternity  >:(

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: litifeta on March 07, 2007, 20:35

This is the country that invented Democracy! Oh ... and Peugot.

Is this a sign of things to come?

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: GeoPappas on March 07, 2007, 20:45

Quote from: litifeta on March 07, 2007, 20:35

This is the country that invented Democracy!

For some reason I thought that Greece invented Democracy...

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: Bateleur on March 08, 2007, 01:32

Quote from: CJPhoto on March 07, 2007, 10:36

I cant understand why they would do this.  Is it to protect the public or is it to try to cover up stuff?

I would hazard a guess (living just a few miles from the French border, and in a French-speaking country) that they are trying to stop 'happy slapping' ... the practice where some unbelievably sick  people physically attack complete strangers in the street, film the attack, and share it with their friends or post it on YouTube.

In fact it mentions that in the article.

There has been a growing number of 'happy slapping' incidents in this area, and people are seriously worried by it.

In a democracy your freedom to swing your arms about stops short of the next person's face.

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: KiwiRob on March 08, 2007, 01:54

Quote from: GeoPappas on March 07, 2007, 20:45

Quote from: litifeta on March 07, 2007, 20:35

This is the country that invented Democracy!

For some reason I thought that Greece invented Democracy...

The oldest true democracy with universal sufferage is New zealand

Title: Re: France Bans Citizen Photo Journalists
Post by: CJPhoto on March 08, 2007, 04:06

Quote from: Bateleur on March 08, 2007, 01:32

There has been a growing number of 'happy slapping' incidents in this area, and people are seriously worried by it.

If they are trying to stop happy slapping, then that is like trying to kill a fly with dynomite.