Vermont Bill Would Make It Illegal to Photograph Anybody Without Consent
A short form bill was recently introduced into the Vermont House of Representatives that ought to have photographers curious, if not worried. That’s because this particular bill seeks to “make it illegal to [photograph] a person without his or her consent … and distribute it,” essentially outlawing most forms of public photography.
The bill was proposed by House representative Betty Nuovo in February, and just yesterday began making the rounds on Reddit thanks to user ArchersTest910.
As it stands, the wording of the bill leaves little room for interpretation:
This bill proposes to make it illegal to take a photograph of a person without his or her consent, or to modify a photograph of a person without his or her consent, and to distribute it.
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