More stupidity about photographs/ers

KrisK10D · 05-15-2008, 04:44 AM

Why Government killjoys are trying to ban wedding day pictures.

It is the classic wedding photograph pose – the happy couple smiling for the camera as they sign the register.

But the tradition is being scrapped in register offices as a result of Government guidelines which state that photographing the register breaches data protection rules.

It will mean an end to thousands of happy snaps – such as those taken at the wedding of TV weather girl Sian Lloyd and her husband Jonathan Ashman.

Why Government killjoys are trying to ban wedding day pictures | the Daily Mail

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Another spokesman explained: "Taking a photograph could be construed as a copy of the entry and a breach of the Crown Copyright. There are four entries to a double page so the details of another marriage could also be photographed.

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I'm so glad I don't live in Britain. This is stupidity at its finest

Peter Zack · 05-15-2008, 04:50 AM

You've got to be kidding. Who is that bored that they have to dream up these rules?

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-15-2008, 05:02 AM

Although I am not a proponent of wars or natural disasters, it seems that we need one to keep the government occupied in something useful.

séamuis · 05-15-2008, 05:31 AM

your tax dollars hard at work.

ftpaddict · 05-15-2008, 05:49 AM

...??!?!?

This would be a good opportunity to invest in a sniper rifle and use senators as target practice.

roentarre · 05-15-2008, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by ftpaddict

...??!?!?

This would be a good opportunity to invest in a sniper rifle and use senators as target practice.

Not worth the jail terms at all.

If you leave them alone, they would eventually kill each other anyway.

ftpaddict · 05-15-2008, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by roentarre

Not worth the jail terms at all.

If you leave them alone, they would eventually kill each other anyway.

Using tax payer money along the way. :ugh:

roentarre · 05-15-2008, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by ftpaddict

Using tax payer money along the way. :ugh:

I don't mind my tax dollars to promote extinction of certain species like local senators

roentarre · 05-15-2008, 06:42 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

You've got to be kidding. Who is that bored that they have to dream up these rules?

Peter, it is because it is so much easier to dream than to think.

Gooshin · 05-15-2008, 06:44 AM

i think the people of the future have to realize that everything will soon be digitized and or watched/put under survailence

its time to change our social habits rather than enact silly laws

alohadave · 05-15-2008, 07:20 AM

The new guidelines say photographs of couples signing the register could invade the privacy of others because their signatures may be visible on the same page. There are further fears that details taken from the wedding snaps could be used by fraudsters planning identity theft and that the photos could be in breach of Crown Copyright.

Aren't the records publicly available anyway?

If they are that worried, why not use a single sheet and just take a picture with that.

Gooshin · 05-15-2008, 07:22 AM

on the other hand whats so special about a picture of people signing a piece of paper

it really is a silly waste of time

patrickt · 05-15-2008, 05:23 PM

If I were a wedding photographer I'd buy a book, put bogus data in it, and let the couple sign the replica for the photos.

KrisK10D · 05-16-2008, 08:50 PM

That's the idea, patrickt

I'm surprised none of our British members had anything to say

cupic · 05-17-2008, 07:03 AM

Laws copyrights are all just to fence us in

Govt's use this to chokes us up

Life is to live

cheers

05-15-2008, 04:44 AM	#1
KrisK10D Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	More stupidity about photographs/ers Why Government killjoys are trying to ban wedding day pictures. It is the classic wedding photograph pose – the happy couple smiling for the camera as they sign the register. But the tradition is being scrapped in register offices as a result of Government guidelines which state that photographing the register breaches data protection rules. It will mean an end to thousands of happy snaps – such as those taken at the wedding of TV weather girl Sian Lloyd and her husband Jonathan Ashman. Why Government killjoys are trying to ban wedding day pictures \| the Daily Mail .................... Another spokesman explained: "Taking a photograph could be construed as a copy of the entry and a breach of the Crown Copyright. There are four entries to a double page so the details of another marriage could also be photographed. ____________________________________ I'm so glad I don't live in Britain. This is stupidity at its finest

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Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	You've got to be kidding. Who is that bored that they have to dream up these rules?

05-15-2008, 05:02 AM	#3
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888	Although I am not a proponent of wars or natural disasters, it seems that we need one to keep the government occupied in something useful.

05-15-2008, 05:31 AM	#4
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	your tax dollars hard at work.

05-15-2008, 05:49 AM	#5
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	...??!?!? This would be a good opportunity to invest in a sniper rifle and use senators as target practice.

05-15-2008, 06:34 AM	#6
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Originally posted by ftpaddict ...??!?!? This would be a good opportunity to invest in a sniper rifle and use senators as target practice. Not worth the jail terms at all. If you leave them alone, they would eventually kill each other anyway.

05-15-2008, 06:38 AM	#7
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Originally posted by roentarre Not worth the jail terms at all. If you leave them alone, they would eventually kill each other anyway. Using tax payer money along the way. :ugh:

05-15-2008, 06:41 AM	#8
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Originally posted by ftpaddict Using tax payer money along the way. :ugh: I don't mind my tax dollars to promote extinction of certain species like local senators

05-15-2008, 06:42 AM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Originally posted by Peter Zack You've got to be kidding. Who is that bored that they have to dream up these rules? Peter, it is because it is so much easier to dream than to think.

05-15-2008, 06:44 AM	#10
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	i think the people of the future have to realize that everything will soon be digitized and or watched/put under survailence its time to change our social habits rather than enact silly laws

05-15-2008, 07:20 AM	#11
alohadave Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quincy, MA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,024	The new guidelines say photographs of couples signing the register could invade the privacy of others because their signatures may be visible on the same page. There are further fears that details taken from the wedding snaps could be used by fraudsters planning identity theft and that the photos could be in breach of Crown Copyright. Aren't the records publicly available anyway? If they are that worried, why not use a single sheet and just take a picture with that.

05-15-2008, 07:22 AM	#12
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	on the other hand whats so special about a picture of people signing a piece of paper it really is a silly waste of time

05-15-2008, 05:23 PM	#13
patrickt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Posts: 247	If I were a wedding photographer I'd buy a book, put bogus data in it, and let the couple sign the replica for the photos.

05-16-2008, 08:50 PM	#14
KrisK10D Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274 Original Poster	That's the idea, patrickt I'm surprised none of our British members had anything to say

05-17-2008, 07:03 AM	#15
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Laws copyrights are all just to fence us in Govt's use this to chokes us up Life is to live cheers