Cities contemplating increasing the number of surveillance cameras may want to consider London's recent experience as a cautionary tale -- the city's huge camera system was used as cinematographer for a new music video.
The Get Out Clause performed their new song "Paper" in front of various security cameras around the city, and then followed the British equivalent of FOIA requests to obtain the tape. The result, which strings together footage from about a dozen cameras, is now playing on YouTube.
Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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