Power Tripping Guard?

I received an email from Ed yesterday asking me if taking pictures of some buildings in Journal Square is prohibited:

From Ed’s unedited email:

hi, is there any prohibited area around journal square that you can not take pictures, the reason i ask is that one night at 10:30 pm while sitting inside my car at dunkin donut parking lot(summit) and playing with my camera(DSLR), a path security happen walking by and saw my camera, he ask me(with attitute) if im trying to take picture of the journal sqaure building.

is the dunkin donut parking lot part of path train. what i believe it a public place…thanks

I told him that basically, he can take pictures of property as long as he is on public places (I believe DD parking lot falls into this category). Behind Dunkin Donut (located on Summit Avenue, corner Magnolia Avenue) is the PATH private parking garage. I’ve been there just last September, and even took a few pictures, with a guard looking by. I also don’t believe that DD parking lot is not owned by the PATH, so my guess is the guard who approached Ed was simply “power-tripping“.

(Inside the PATH Train though is another story. I believe they have rules now that you can not take pictures while you are inside the train)

Furthermore, you can’t take pictures indoor if it is specified by a sign — a “No taking of Picture” is suffice. An example of this sign can be found at the Burger King in Route 440, Jersey City.

Oh, when I received the email yesterday, I decided to stop by the place and took a few snaps using a point-and-shoot cam, hoping a guard would approach me. Unfortunately, nobody came. I would be glad to pass some basic info about photography rights/laws to him. :mrgreen:

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