This is rule # 1 in Shotshow Attendance Rule
QUOTE (www.shotshow.com)
No photography or videotaping (except by those wearing valid SHOT Show press badges).
This has been a rule at Shot for a few years now. Mostly due to what Freq was saying (Esp #4. Lots of LE/MIL stuff the general public won't be able to buy) . Shotshow officials write down who/what if they see you taking pics and even worse if you post them on the web, and if they can piece it together who is responsible, make it difficult for those peeps to attend the following year. The exhibitors will also report peeps after getting their badge numbers if they have a no photo policy at their booth on top of the Shotshow rules.
It's funny how H&K "watches" the airsoft industry, but yet invites Gunner DVD/Arms Magazine peeps to their firing range demos. Full well knowing, because of Japanese gun laws they not gonna get a direct sale. LOL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EmU40moaVI QUOTE (freq88 @ Jan 13 2007, 01:54 AM)
They probably don't want you to take pictures for the following reason...
1. Industrial Espionage
2. You're Asian and lot of the recent industrial espionage cases has involved Asians. And most likely not an American citizen.
3. Protection of industrial design and patents.
4. Items are sensitive and not really meant to be viewed by the general public.
I bet H&K is watching the airsoft industry for that exact purpose, copyright & trademark infringement and start getting all these airsoft companies to start coughing up royalties.