Sign this petition
As you may know if you regularly read photography-related blogs, the city of New York is planning on treating any group of *two or more* people filming or photographing on city streets to get a permit from the Office of Film and Television and also *$1 million* worth of liability insurance. In the age of democratized creative production, the City intends to treat everyone as though they have the financial backing of major studios and production houses. This is an outrageous proposition in conflict with a century and a half of precedent — social and, eventually, legal.
Here is a petition that has been created to demonstrate to the City the extent of the opposition to this proposal. Even if you don’t live in New York you should still sign it because it’s the kind of thing that will eventually effect everyone.