tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post3958717677298357662..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: U.S. Forest Service Wants $1500 to Take a PhotoSmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-2000422059249584572014-09-26T14:48:21.805-04:002014-09-26T14:48:21.805-04:00Thanks for your reply. I, as well as many other bl...Thanks for your reply. I, as well as many other bloggers, as well as U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden from Oregon, are concerned that the USFS may begin charging bloggers because they think we're profiting from the photos when our blogs are making a few dollars through Google Adsense, Amazon, etc. - no matter how little we're actually making. Moreover, this is a very slippery slope for other areas that no one is considering right now, but a future interpretation of the rule could allow. Not to mention the possibility of the NPS and other agencies running with this idea as well.<br /><br />Jeff The Smoky Mountain Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019731497259511008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-24922797590865581452014-09-26T11:40:38.111-04:002014-09-26T11:40:38.111-04:00The summary consistently states that the amendment...The summary consistently states that the amendment would apply to requests for "special use permits" related to still photography and commercial filming. Though this could be a First Amendment issue, and worth discussing, I don't see how it applies to the average hiker who takes photos and uploads them to his/her blog. I would be curious about what conditions would require a request for a "special use Permit."kmroseukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067476448915819194noreply@blogger.com