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A Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Filmmakers and Photographers

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Comment:
Whatever "family members" can take photos of "among themselves" (LA County regulatons) without a permit - ought to be lawful for anyone.

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When / Why do I need a Permit?
Los Angeles County Parks
All filming at Los Angeles County parks, other than non-commercial photos such as among family members, requires a film permit issued by the Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC), the entity authorized by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to process film permits for County-operated facilities. Even student film projects and those by non-profit  501(c)(3) organizations require permits, although the Department of Parks and Recreation will waive location fees for those categorie

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Los Angeles County Parks
On a County Golf Course County
golf courses are under the operation of management leases. In order to film on a County golf course, the management lessee must be contacted. Generally the filmmaker must pay an exclusive use fee, i.e., buy out the entire operation for the day(s). This will also likely include any concession operations such as the restaurant. To find out the management lessee for a specific course, please contact the
Department’s golf operations office at (626) 821-4646.
Jorge Badel, C/O LA County Rec & Parks
301 North Baldwin Avenue • Arcadia CA  91007
(626) 821-4649 • Fax: (626) 447-8573 • jbadel@parks.lacounty.gov |

At Los Angeles County golf courses, is it unlawful for some golfing buddies to take along a still camera on a  round of golf? How about a video camera?

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Picture New York |
Basically, this [proposed NY City film permit ordinance] opens the door to unlimited police interactions with photographers and filmmakers, because under these proposed rules, if they were passed, basically everyone with a camera, including everyone with a cell phone, would be someone who might have to have a permit to do photography... with all the people out there with cameras, most people are going to be left alone. This is going to give the police license to stop people they want to stop for whatever reason they want. And you can imagine who the likely targets are of that sort of enforcement... People with dark skin, people who look suspicious in the eyes of the police... It's going to be the people who tend to be harassed by the police in other contexts. -- Christopher Dunn

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JOHN LONGENECKER

Picture America
A Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Filmmakers and Photographers
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