N.Y. unveils new film permit proposal

October 30, 2007 The New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting announced its redrafted production permit and insurance rule proposal, four months after an outcry of protest over their original proposal led them back to the drawing board. The new proposed permit would be required for a shoot if TV or film equipment or vehicles create an obstruction, but not for productions that only use hand-held cameras or tripods that don't cause an obstruction. "We're actually quite pleased on a number of levels," said New York Civil Liberties Union executive director Donna Lieberman, whose organization filed a lawsuit on behalf of filmmaker Rakesh Sharma, which led to a settlement forcing the city to establish explicit guidelines.

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