“I honestly don’t understand the need for specific laws against this practice.”

However there are no laws banning photography from viewpoints other than “typical eye level”.

However, even under the new law, what the guy in MA did would still not be considered illegal.

Yes. Do you think legal acts should be considered illegal?

It’s very difficult to write laws criminalizing this. Even the law recently passed in Massachusetts would not be enough to convict they guy whose case resulted in that new law being written.

“My only thought was I didn’t want a bunch of horny assholes filing an image in their head for later.”

Because (as you state) it puts the burden of proof on the prosecutor. It also gives them a trial, to which they have a legal right. It also allows them to face their accuser - which may have an effect on their testimony (or cause them to not testify, which could weaken their case). It also gives them the opportunity…

Do you not understand the purpose of a ‘not guilty’ plea?

The author of the above story is pointing out that the vendors are not interested in discussing politics (“...and they’re not interested in talking politics”), not that they are claiming the result of the election will have zero impact on their lives - using this vendor’s quote as an example. They (the ones the author…

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Not everyone finds every single topic interesting. Why is that baffling?

Expense & logistics.

...and you are reading an article / supporting a site featuring a photo taken by one of those people. You know that cellphone photos / videos comprise a large amount of the visual content in news reporting now (including stories on Gawker Media sites), right?

“I did. A couple of times.”

“You implied that UPS Brown was not a suitable subject for trademark, alone, but that black, in an industry where black is a nearly constant companion, would be.”

I didn’t claim that Hard Candy has a trademark on a color alone, so I’m not sure why you are making this point to me.

If you can’t see any similarities in the branding / labeling between the two products other than the heart that might warrant a legitimate trademark infringement claim, you’re not very observant. I’m guessing you’ll also be surprised to learn that UPS has a trademark on the color brown (which is a pretty…

No, it’s not.

The dress code of course could apply to male reporters as well...

“Also, nobody on staff knows how to fix a dropped chain.”