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On a related note, it is illegal to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night but NOT during the day[0]. It's the lighting system and its 'likeness' that can
by irjustin 6y ago
On a related note, it is illegal to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night but NOT during the day[0].
It's the lighting system and its 'likeness' that cannot be reproduced. A brief search and I don't think anyone has been prosecuted[1]. There are plenty of pictures everywhere that probably don't have proper licensing. Perhaps those who want to use it commercially can get permission relatively easily?
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16CGK1T9MM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16CGK1T9MM
[1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photographs-of-eiffel-tower-at-night/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photographs-of-eiffel-towe...
- _ph_ 6y agoYou are of course allowed to take a picture of the Eiffel tower at any time, but publishing a picture of the lighting at night is limited by the copyright on the light installation.
- rudedogg 6y agoI wonder if replacing a bulb grants a new copyright?
- _ph_ 6y agoYou mean like: How many lightbulbs does it take to change the copyright?
- GurnBlandston 6y agoIt's the lighting system of Theseus.
- petepete 6y agoIn flight simulator 2020 it's totally dark at night. Microsoft should have just used an enlarged Blackpool Tower instead.
- berniepebbles 6y agoI'd say a link to snopes.com is a less than brief search. People should steer away from fact checkers. It's a lazy way to confirm your own opinion.
- boredy 6y agoPerhaps you could give a few citations supported your opinion that using snopes is lazy or confirms biases.