Sunday, November 09, 2014

Night Time Eiffel Tower Photos Are a Copyright Violation

Belgian and French copyright laws ban photos of EP buildings.

Every day thousands of tourists in Paris snap a picture of the Eiffel Tower's famous light show. However, using those pictures in public may lead to unintended consequences, as pictures of France's most famous building taken at night are protected by copyright.

The issue above was brought to the forefront by the EU Observer, who note that taking pictures of public buildings may lead to copyright violations in France, Belgium and Italy.

“If you take an image of the Atomium and put it on Facebook, that is copyright infringement,” said Dimitrov .... http://euobserver.com