Photojournalists Rights
I had a really
hard time yesterday when I learnt of the violation of photographers by local
constabulary. The thought that they could erase pictures from a photographer
camera triggered some really bad thoughts. It should be the police’s goal to
arrive on accident and crime scenes before camera men so they can subtly cordoning
off the area. When we as a nation makes these kind of draconian practices
acceptable we remove freedoms, the same freedoms that carved the nation. What
is in the public domain is public domain, however difficult it is to swallow. Censorship
is the role of the molders of communication, the media and they in turn are
censor by even higher standard who take their direction from the most high. Here are some of my views
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Photojournalists Rights People over
the years strived to protect their privacy Had
outrageous ways to prevent the things we see Out in
public though privacy is left behind The cameras
can catch what the eyes can find Our laws
may vary but here’s the general theme Journalists
have more rights than it may seem Our slips
on stairways or that blown up skirt Unions in
the parks that may expose our dirt Rare
moments you’re caught with your pants down None of the
things you do out and around town Are
protected from the photographers’ lens Legally
they are protected and the law contends Intentionally
shooting things that are news worthy Should be
understood as intellectual property Their
cameras can’t be smashed or photos erased Such
aggression by anyone is illegal nowadays Readers of
newspapers may show their rage If victims
plastered on the news page Got
photographed too revealing or graphically Have been
compromised by the paparazzi These more
sensitive violation that we wish would cease Should be
censored by media editors and not the police |
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