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I know many buildings/landmarks/statues have their likeness "copywritten" (however ridiculous that may seem).[0] How does MS Flight Simulator get away with rep
by 2bitencryption 6y ago
I know many buildings/landmarks/statues have their likeness "copywritten" (however ridiculous that may seem).[0]
How does MS Flight Simulator get away with reproducing the likeness of these structures so accurately? Do they have to get some kind of permission, or are they covered by some sort of artistic license?
It's well known that in many other video games, statues (like Chicago's cloudgate "Bean") are replaced with some similar stand-in that doesn't infringe on the original structure.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Illumination_copyright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Illumination_copy...
- arcturus17 6y agoFrom the link you posted: "French doctrine and jurisprudence allows pictures incorporating a copyrighted work as long as their presence is incidental or accessory to the subject being represented,[96] a reasoning akin to the de minimis rule. Therefore, SETE may be unable to claim copyright on photographs of Paris which happen to include the lit tower." Also this only covers the illumination in particular and not the landmark. What landmarks are copyrighted? I've never heard of such a thing.
- tapland 6y agoWikimedia had to remove all pictures of Swedish 'public art' (statues etc) after a ruling. I think laws and rulings like that could be a lot of trouble.
- dvhh 6y agoAnother case is the belgian Atomium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium#Worldwide_copyright_claims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium#Worldwide_copyright_cl...