NYC proposed wedding photography law


	NYC proposed wedding photography law

n2sooners

5-12-2008 6:29 PM

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new york city, law, wedding, photography

n2sooners says:

I'm no wedding photographer, but don't some of those rules and penalties seem a bit extreme? My uncle photographed my wedding, but I am not sure if he would have been able to under those laws.

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5-13-2008 1:38 AM

tanyamm

Sounds like another government money grab.

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