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Subject:	Politicians allowed to veto use of news footage?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:12:34 GMT
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Our largely taxpayer-funded free to air TV channel, the ABC, now says it can’t sell archival footage of politicians to 3rd party documentary makers, unless they get permission from the politician involved.

They think “...the ABC could be exposed to the risk of claims under the Trade Practices Act or pursuant to the tort of Passing Off.”

Anyone else know of any news/media organisations that have the same policy? Seems a bit silly to me.

ROSCO

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: Politicians allowed to veto use of news footage?
(...) Not in the US. At least not any that I've ever heard. Once you're deemed to be "in the public eye", you lose a lot of your privacy rights while in the public view (they can't sneak into your house, but they might be able to get away with (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Politicians allowed to veto use of news footage?
(...) I wouldn't be surprised if other politically controlled news-orgs have that policy as well. It sort of stands to reason they would not want to upset the apple cart, derail the gravy train, rough up the golden-egg-laying-goose, you know what I (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Politicians allowed to veto use of news footage?
(...) ianal, but I have had a passing association with both the TPA and torts, and this sounds like drivel, and not even very entertaining drivel. (...) Mmmmm. Sounds like the ABC is only a step or two away from starting Winston's (URL) work> in the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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