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Right to Take Photos in Public Spaces Up for Vote
in EU. The "Freedom of Panorama" is the right to take pictures in public spaces, even if you incidentally capture copyrighted works, from building facades to public sculptures to images on t-shirts and ads -- and on July 9, the EU will vote whether to abolish it. https://medium.com/@owenblacker/freedom … c5353b4f65 Jun 21 15 08:23 am Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: An interesting take on how the EU works, and in particular, the powers of the European Parliament. Jun 21 15 08:40 am Link So a typical vending machine, or car in the distance on a public street could make your photo illegal? Weird. Jun 23 15 07:43 am Link this whole concept is our fault. there is no freedom of panorama as an exception. there is freedom in the first place. the concept of property rights in a photo is a construct that never had basis in IP law here in the first place. but enough people started worrying about it that now...guess what.....the EU is thinking about it!!!!!! Jun 23 15 01:48 pm Link Michael Bots wrote: That's a trademark or patent, not copyright. Jun 23 15 04:36 pm Link Mikey McMichaels wrote: I guess it depends on how ornate the logo is. Jun 23 15 05:08 pm Link |