THE GOVERNATOR HAS SPOKEN! ANTI-PAPARAZZI BILL & MILK DAY
Today our governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has surprised many people by reversing himself on several pieces of legislation and signing bills similar to ones he had previously vetoed. Among those bills:
A measure aimed at reining in the paparazzi by making it a crime, punishable by a fine of up to $50,000, for a person to take and sell unauthorized photos of celebrities and others or their children in "personal or familial activity". The amendment permits lawsuits against media outlets that pay for and make first use of material they knew was improperly obtained. This amendment takes effect in January.
Which means that every celebrity shot we are going to see next year will either be staged or green-lighted by the 'celebrities' ... which means even more D-Listed faces that nobody [should] care about such as Jon Gosselin which is prety much what we already are use to see today.
But also the Milk bill, designating May 22 as "Harvey Milk Day" in California, encouraging schools to consider commemorating his life and the SB 54 bill which recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other states before California's November 2008 ban on gay marriage.
