It probably has something to do with tourism. The thinking must be that if you see the Eiffel Tower's picture online (I believe this new law threatens the whole

It probably has something to do with tourism. The thinking must be that if you see the Eiffel Tower's picture online (I believe this new law threatens the whole EU) you won't want to go see it in person anymore. And using the typical "copyright math", they must also think one picture view = one lost tourist, so their studies probably already show that picture taking is "costing the EU trillions of euros". Kind of like this absurdity here: http://www.businessinsider.com/piracy-cyber-crime-game-of-thrones http://www.businessinsider.com/piracy-cyber-crime-game-of-th...