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Airlines not tolerant of passengers with cameras


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By Christopher Elliott, Washington Post

Next time you’re tempted to take a snapshot of an interesting cloud formation or your seatmate sprawling into your personal space on a plane, remember Arash Shirazi and Steven Leslie.

Both of them are law-abiding citizens and air travelers. And both recently ran afoul of the airline industry’s confusing photography rules.

With only days before the busy summer travel season unleashes millions of shutterbugs on America’s airports, it’s helpful to know about the airline industry’s little problem with cameras, so that your own camera doesn’t become hung up on it.

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  1. Perry R. Obray says - Posted: May 11, 2015

    Pretty good article concerning legal issues. FreePress.org, notice this country doesn’t rank in the top 25% of most free press countries.

  2. tempus says - Posted: May 12, 2015

    No they do not have this right to stop you. They can pass all the laws they want, but there is no right to suppress free speech.