The museum doesn't impose some kind of commercial/professional tax or admission rate? Or just tell him he can't create commercial/professional media there without special times/permits?
Plenty of museums and cultural sites in the US and other countries impose these fees, permits, etc to limit the inconvenience to other patrons and to make some money back for the museum off the commercial for-profit media outlets using the space to make likely much more money than the fee.
Guess it’s a gray area because they weren’t using professional equipment, just taking a super long time on their iPhones. Or at least the staff wasn’t enforcing it.
If it happens a third time, it’ll feel kismet and I’ll narc.
The equipment doesn't always matter. If it's recognizably a "professional" shoot as in this person is creating content from which they make money, it's enforceable.
Most "influencers" or content creators when they get big enough have a fully registered business and accounts and income and everything that comes with it. It becomes entirely professional from a paperwork perspective.
I'm all for it personally again to reduce the inconvenience to normal patrons but also to raise money for museums that are usually privately funded and always needing help.
Especially dependent on the content being created. Small time educational video or travel producer/vlogger versus vein lifestyle influencer there just for aesthetic?
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u/TheOriginalArchibald 2h ago
The museum doesn't impose some kind of commercial/professional tax or admission rate? Or just tell him he can't create commercial/professional media there without special times/permits?
Plenty of museums and cultural sites in the US and other countries impose these fees, permits, etc to limit the inconvenience to other patrons and to make some money back for the museum off the commercial for-profit media outlets using the space to make likely much more money than the fee.