Private Rules, Public Space
From the Washington Post Editorials:
“THE DEVELOPERS who manage the heart of Silver Spring’s vibrant new downtown have backed away from their silly stance discouraging some sorts of street photography and video-making there, even going so far recently as to put up a banner over Ellsworth Drive welcoming picture-taking.
That’s an encouraging step, or rather half step. By continuing to insist that the area is private property and therefore subject to such prohibitions and policies as they see fit, the developers misread both the legal arrangements and what should be the governing spirit of the place.”