Film Permit Required for Public Land, Even for Bigfoot.

Posted: December 27, 2011

In this very intriguing post, Bigfoot himself introduces a topic relevant to most of us; public land photography and videography.

This post was shared by POMA member and professional photographer Tony Bynum.

In this very intriguing post, Bigfoot himself introduces a topic relevant to most of us; public land photography and videography. The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation put an end to Bigfoot's, better known as Jonathan Doyle's, film production after seeing his production on Youtube. “[YouTube] is widely disseminated to millions of people,” he explained, “so, theoretically, it takes on a commercial overtone.” Since Doyle's videos were now commercial, he needed a film permit. Jonathan Doyle said, “I am not a film crew,” said Doyle. “I am just a guy shooting a YouTube video like millions of other Americans.”

So how does this affect you? Well, if you are shooting pictures or video on public land you may very well need a film permit, even if you are posting items to your website. Your website serves a similar purpose as Youtube, to share your work, to show it off, so doesn't that mean your work is now commercialized?

Watch the news peice and read the full article here.

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Biz Tip Source: Fox News