Lament for a Dying Field - Photojournalism - NYTimes.com

Well, when did anyone ever think that the Government being involved in labor laws was a good thing?

Wait... oh, well, never mind.

Lament for a Dying Field - Photojournalism - NYTimes.com:

"Eyedea Presse said its problems were compounded by a provision of French labor law that requires agencies take on photographers full-time after using a certain amount of their work, a serious competitive disadvantage when the competition overseas employs a much greater percentage of freelancers."