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Yesterday I got a phone call telling me that I passed my background check and that I could pick up my 30 day MBTA photo permit at the transportation building in Boston.
After I picked up my permit, which just turned out to be a little piece of paper, I headed back to South Station. Took a few more photos of the new new Charlie Ticket equipment and was again told photography was not allowed. (They have staff around the equipment to help people figure it out.) I showed the woman my photo permit. She had never heard of or seen such a thing.
Overall, a highly secure system that a terrorist could never circumvent. cough.
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That jpeg’s full size, right? Can you scan and post the back of the card, as well?
Thanks for your posts. My fianceĆ© is taking a photo class, and just got a decent film camera to start playing with, and was naturally taking pictures on her way home, until she too was told it was ‘illegal’. (Sigh — there’s a difference between prohibited and illegal, damnit!)
Her photo class is only 4 weeks, but I’m starting to feel that this is an issue which is a big enough deal that I’d like to do something about it. It feels like a completely useless policy to have — certainly, the 30 day limit is a bit much. I’ve been taking pictures for the Open Guide to Boston, with the eventual intention of having a picture of every station in some form or another. What’s wrong with having a year long permit, or more?
Of course, since you get told that it’s ‘illegal’ even with a permit, it does seem like it’s fighting a lost cause even with the permit.
Did you ever get a reply on why it’s prohibited from the MBTA legal person? Have you considered looking into the legal situation more thoroughly? (I would assume not, but I don’t want to duplicate effort if you have.)
Comment by Christopher Schmidt 06.20.06 @ 12:13 amLeave a comment
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