“As the flyer states, there are not very many legal restrictions on what can be photographed when in public view. Most attempts at restricting photography are done by lower-level security and law enforcement officials acting way beyond their authority. Note that neither the Patriot Act nor the Homeland Security Act have any provisions that restrict photography. Similarly, some businesses have a history of abusing the rights of photographers under the guise of protecting their trade secrets.”
Photographers can take pictures of nearly anything while in public because it is in their right. Some restrictions may hold them back though and if those are violated the security in that area will take over and back up the legal rights. Although there are some restrictions against photography in certain places, the Homeland Security and Patriot act do not forbid photography. Certain companies think they can break restrictions too because they do not want others to know what they are doing in result of damage to their company.
The rights of a photographer are limited by the laws of the public. If these laws are broken then consequences will be set forth. It is surprising that even the Homeland Security Act did not set photography laws to protect the country.
Krages, Bert. "The Photographer’s Right." Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law
(2006): 1. Web. 9 Nov 2010. <http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm>.
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