Burning Man's photography rules criticized

Burning Man's popularity continues to grow. About 50,000 attend every year. We have had guests attend it and tellus all about it. We would like to go some year, but our resort is always so popular it is hard to getaway.

One of the biggest fears among nudists is having their pictures taken and having them appear on porn sites. Now in my opinion that is nothing compared to a teacher for instance having a nude picture taken appearing at Burning Man or a nude beach, having someone find it and report it to their school district. Many people can still lose their jobs for having nude pictures on the web. Sadly nudists are still discriminated against.

Here's the story:


"Burning Man criticized for rules, says protection needed

Organizers of the popular Burning Man festival are facing criticism for new rules on photography for the clothing-optional event. Organizers claim the rules will protect participants by preventing nude pictures being posted on porn sites.

The annual private art event that runs for seven days always ends with the burning of an effigy, hence the name for the festival...The clothing-optional event has always tried to protect participants from opportunists, and last year Burning Man (BMO) was able to have five sites remove pictures taken at Burning Man. A Burning Man representative said that three of those sites were porn sites. The stance taken by organizers of the festival, which draws about 48,000 people, has been criticized by the U.S. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF works to defend free speech on the internet, to protect individual's privacy and consumer rights...

EFF's position came about after Burning Man organizers announced new rules in August. The rules let the BMO hold the copyright for images that BMO participants might post on social networking sites or third party sites. These rules enable BMO to have sites that fall under the definition remove unapproved images. BMO has responded that it is simply trying to protect participants, who may not want the world to know what they did for their summer holiday..."

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One of the issues here is the expectation of privacy. Burning Man is open to the public like a nude beach. People wander around with cameras. There should be no expectation of privacy there. If you don't want you photo snapped in the nude, don't go to a nude beach or burning man nude.

That is one of the major advantages of nudist resorts. Guest safety. NO ONE walks around with cameras at nudist resorts. Now that sad, many guests want vacation pictures. At our resort, we always accommodate them by taking their pictures. That way they can have nude vacation photos and no cameras are outside.

Bottom line is if you are worried about your job if a nude photo of you appears, don't go to a nude beach or Burning Man.


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Naked pictures and how to protect them

Here's an article on 5 tips to protect your naked pics from ending up on the internet.

I would like to add a 6th tip. If you are in a position that may be compromised if a naked picture of you appears on the net, don't take one! DUH!!!

The other thing is it is no big deal if a naked picture of you does appear on teh net. Mary Clare and I have many nude pictures on the net. I was still elected the president of the Palm Springs chamber of commerce. And I am a Democrat in a Republican business community.

My advice to EVERY underage child in America is DO not take nude pictures of yourself with cell phones.

Here's the story:


"Five Tips For Protecting Naked Pics


Naked pictures are a privilege….and a responsibility. Sure, to your credit, you haven’t dated Adnan Ghalib, signed a contract with Disney, or starred on a reality show with the rest of your insane family, so you’re probs not going to wind up naked on TMZ. But there’s always the rest of the Internet!...

1)Keep It Cropped: Especially if you want to get down and dirty, you may want to avoid including your face in the photo....

2)The Name Game: Make sure all your photos are in one folder with some nondescript name like “Used To Do.” Also, when titling the photos, use generic words or inside jokes.

3)Don’t Pass Out: Forwarding along the sexy pic to a friend may be fun, but trust no one! Secrets are sexier when they’re kept.

4)Flash: It’s best to save the files on a flash drive or CD. You don’t want someone stumbling upon them on your hard drive and portability is always a plus!

5)No Paper Trail: Do not print out the photos. Unless you have explicit permission to hang them up on your wall, keep ‘em as tiff files in order to avoid a real tiff!"

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