Venue Restrictions (and not on a "pass")

Taken as a whole, is this over the top? Obviously this is meant to

apply to the public and not accredited media reps but the Home Depot

Center is not just the arenas, it's the soccer practice fields, etc.,

used by youth soccer leagues, etc. At least it doesn't say "black"

cameras.

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

Unless otherwise specified by the teams and/or event

officials/management, guests may not bring professional photographic

equipment in to the facility.

Guests are also prohibited from engaging in commercial photography of

any kind without the prior approval of The Home Depot Center

management.

The following is a partial list of the prohibited camera equipment:

Flash photography, Monopods or tripods, Cameras with interchangeable

lenses, Cameras with lenses greater than 3 ? inches in length

Teams and/or event officials/management may have additional rules

further restricting or prohibiting photography.

AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES

Unless otherwise specified by teams and/or event

officials/management, guests may not bring any types of audio / video

recording devices in to the facility. These devices include, but are

not limited to, video camcorders, audio recording devices, etc.

OK, so recognizing the rights of the owners, the reasoning that you

not disturb other customers, and the "rights" of the various

organizations, entertainers, etc., (and you may want to check out the

other "policies," is this over the top and have you found this kind

of policy strictly enforced, marginally enforced, ignored at venues

near you?

http://www.homedepotcenter.com/home/default.sps

Have you thought about askingthem why they have such tight restrictions? contacxt all

ofthe photographers you know in your area and try and getthem to ask the question to,

organize it so the questions come in waves. If the facility is city owned ask at the next city

council meeting.

No, it's not over the top. It pretty much falls in line with just about every venue I've

shot at. The artist or team want to strickly control images, so it makes sense that the

venue has these restrictions.

A little over the top if you ask me.

I've taken my Digital SLR's to Major League Baseball games in Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth without any restrictions other than the bag size they let through the front gate, which allows me to carry both the camera and two big zooms. I've even been allowed into American Airlines Center in Dallas for National Hockey League games. If pro league organizations allow that much access someone's being a little too careful for youth sports.

Home Depot must have their name painted on everything and not want it photographed.