Hi all,
This couldn't have been a better example [1] if we had dreamt it up it
ourselves. I know most people's Bulgarian on this list is limited, so I'll
try to provide the moments:
- An old house by fmaous Bulgarian turn-of-the-century architect Gerogi
Fingov in the centre of Sofia is slowly decaying.
- The house is categorised as a landmark and protected.
- The owners are suspected want the house break down beyond repair, so
it becomes dnagerous for the public and they are allowed to tear it down
and build a highrise. (Common scheme in Bulgaria the past two decades, but
that's a different issue.)
- The municipality is not getting active, at least not effectively, and
there is a public outcry abou this. Corruption is often mentioned. (This
too has happened many times in Sofia, but is also a different issue.)
- People start taking photographs of the house and posting them on
social media, newspaper articles are written. There is a campaign to save
this and other landmarks.
- The owners of the house send a cease-and-deist letter to one of the
more famous photographers whose pictures have been most commonly used in
media and online to take down all the pictures of the house.
- He complies, saying that he has no time/energy/resources for this
particular struggle.
Theoretically at least news outlets could claim the "news" exception, but
everyone else could now fear to get a notice if they continue with the
campaign to save architectural landmarks.
I will contact the photographer.
Cheers,
Dimi
[1]
http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2016/03/25/2730238_fotograf_e_zaplashen_sus_…
[1]
http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2016/03/25/2730238_fotograf_e_zaplashen_sus_…