ILUVSWTAS wrote:Is it an outdated law though? How so?
The legislation and Parks' interpretation of it is completely out of touch with the reality of how media is produced and published these days. The cat is out of the bag in terms of social media, and while it's easy to point at "influencers" making big money with exploitative clickbait, most people who are producing and disseminating content publicly exist in a grey area that the current policy is completely inappropriate for. The categories for a commercial filming permit are: "Commercial Filming (advertisements), Feature Filming (cinema, video/DVD and TV), Documentaries, Stills Photography for advertising purposes, Government Tourism Dept. Sponsored Filming and Educational or Tourism Productions". Is a youtube video a documentary? If a sponsored adventure that raises money for a environmental cause does publicity on Facebook, does that count as advertising? Are the photos published on an online article "Stills for advertising purposes" if that site runs ads?