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I thought it was completely fine to photograph anything that is visible publicly. Or is that principle different for each country? The problem with this approac
by abhinai 8y ago
I thought it was completely fine to photograph anything that is visible publicly. Or is that principle different for each country? The problem with this approach is if someday it became possible to create photographs from human memory, would they want to force copyright on people's brains too?
- Mindwipe 8y agoIt's different for each country, though France's law is fairly unusual here.
- peterwwillis 8y agoIf you try to take pictures of buildings under construction in the US, state or federal facilities, or airports, you'll find yourself in hot water pretty quickly.
- peterwwillis 8y agoNot sure why this was downvoted twice... It's a fact, you will get hassled in many places in the US for taking pictures in public. It may not be illegal, but you will definitely still get angry people with guns in your face, and potentially arrested.
- brlewis 8y agoFrom the article: Most countries have a “freedom of panorama” law, which allows you to photograph a skyline and include copyrighted buildings in your shot. So while you’d be perfectly okay capturing a photo of Big Ben in London, you just couldn’t go off and build a brand new version in your backyard without infringing copyright. But the EU allows countries to opt-out of including this freedom of panorama clause in their copyright laws. France has chosen to utilize this exception.