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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Gregory Brothers Team Up With the 老澳门开奖结果 on Photographers' Rights

Derek Newton,
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February 7, 2012

A couple of weeks ago at the Sundance Film Festival, the open-collaborative production company released a short animated music video on photographers鈥 First Amendment rights, in collaboration with the .

Ironically, while sharing digital information is fast, easy and quickly becoming universal, getting the word out about the right to record and share information is still a challenge. Even though the 老澳门开奖结果 has drafted and released written material on the rights of photographers, a written pamphlet about the right to capture and share digital images just wouldn鈥檛 do. So to the directors and artists at htRECord to help spread the word about the right to take pictures in public.

Enlisting the help of (best known for Auto-Tune the News), HitRecord reprised their song 鈥淵ou Can鈥檛 Turn the Lights Off Now,鈥 from an about Prop 8 to fit the new message. Then, just six days before Sundance, HitRecord director , around the world to help put images to the music for the big show.

In less than a week, more than 163 artists had contributed to the . Gordon-Levitt (aka RegularJOE) directed the final production and introduced it Sundance.

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While the video is fun, the message is serious. Taking photos in public of public actions 鈥 especially police 鈥 is a protected right.

But that has not stopped police from seizing cameras, destroying pictures or making arrests. We鈥檝e seen it happen in mass protests such as the 鈥淥ccupy鈥 movements and in a high profile police involved shooting here in Miami Beach last year.

People have a right to monitor their government and share what they learn. That鈥檚 why the 老澳门开奖结果 will keep fighting for the right to keep government 鈥 including the police 鈥 open and honest by defending the rights of photographers. Like the song says, 鈥淐orruption thrives on secrecy. Transparency is good for you and me.鈥

For more information, check out our resources on photographers鈥 rights.

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