Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Lucien, I'm happy the dayshots aren't copyrighted anymore. I remembered this story because once a certain advertising agency failed to check it, sold a campaign with the Eiffel tower in it, shot it, published it, and then discovered a vast non-calculated invoice for the rights in their mailbox. Since then the rule of thumb is: if you want to shoot something for advertising, check that there aren't any copyrights pending on what's visible in picture. Sometimes we take the risk, and not do it, too. Philippe > From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:38:36 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Tour Eiffel, was: National trust photography rules > > > Philippe Orlent wrote : > >> It's a disgrace: this true dictatorship. What about basic human >> rights? >> Something similar is valid for the Eiffeltower, too. But in that >> case the >> copyrights are in the hands of 1 individual instead of a trust. If >> I recall >> correctly, that is. > > > Philippe, > > The Eiffel Tower is not copyrighted anymore during the day. > > It's only during the night, because they can redesign the lights > every few years and copyright it again. > > Lucien > > Quote : > > http://www.avocats-publishing.com/L-image-des-biens-sur-lesquels-s > > "Une ?uvre peut ?tre tomb?e dans le domaine public et ?tre encore > soumise ? un droit d?auteur : Le cas typique est celui de la tour > Eiffel, la p?riode de protection pour cette ?uvre est expir?e, il est > donc possible de r?aliser des clich?s librement en journ?e, mais le > soir lorsqu?elle s?illumine, il convient alors de se tourner vers le > cr?ateur" > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >