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Further Proof

NYC Might Demand Permits for Filming
http://www.amny.com/news/nationworld...,3371579.story

Synopsis from article:
Rules would force filmmakers and photographers to get permits and $1 million insurance policies to film or take pictures in one of the world's most photographed cities.

New regulations drafted by the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting would require a permit for any type of filming or photography that involved "an interaction among two or more people at a single site for 30 or more minutes."

Permits would also be required for five or more people using a tripod for more than 10 minutes.

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Full Notice explains the new rules in further detail
http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/downloa...ermit_regs.pdf

An online petition against the proposal has already garnered over 10,000 signatures.
http://www.pictureny.org/petition/index.php