Thank you for the link. This is not happening in New England but it certainly is a concern to artists nationally. I forwarded this info to some of my activist friends and would encourage others to do the same. Without protecting freedom of information the others will fail. pc
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From: "Mike" <memoirs-in-digital@earthlink.net>
To: "artshow photo" <artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2011 2:05:41 PM
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Re: Now we're interfering?
Not only would it criminalize the photography of farms but it also
includes jail time for the possession of those photos. The only other
images that has that penalty is child porn. This would make journalist
criminals.
>>>> Iowa legislation that would criminalize photography of farms. I haven't
>>>> looked into it in detail, but it sounds like in this case it's Monsanto
>>>> driving the bus, hoping to protect the privacy of fields of their
>>>> Roundup Ready GM corn.
>>>>
>>>>
>> http://lansingonlinenews.com/news/new-iowa-law-would-criminalize-photographing-crops-or-farm-animals/
>
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