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[Jens Reuterberg]

Well just as a suggestion can't we post something like "please 
remember to check your local laws concerning official 
buildings and people" and then IF someone hands over an 
image of an official building then we can ask them.

I mean there's no point burning the house down to protect it 
from burglars is there?

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 01:45:34 PM Martin Klapetek 
wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Jonathan Riddell 
<jr at jriddell.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 01:20:35PM +0100, Martin 
Klapetek wrote:
> > >    However do you know how it is with property licenses 
when used as
> > >    backgrounds?
> > 
> > It varies by country, sensible countries make sure that 
photos of
> > public buildings are not restricted by copyright.  Both the 
UK and the
> > US are sensible countries in this regard.
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama
> 
> That is not true, for example Trafalgar Square or Parliament 
Square
> in London that are not private tourist photos _must_ have a 
property
> release before using it commercially. And there are many 
such buildings
> or landmarks in US and everywhere else too.
> 
> > >    Same goes with children or any person on photos,
> > >    there you need "model release" (ie. the person's 
signature that
> > 
> > his/her
> > 
> > >    photo
> > >    can be used for various purposes).
> > 
> > Personality rights for people modelling is only a US 
concept, sensible
> > countries have no such restrictions.
> 
> That is also not true and it's more complicated. Basically, 
taking a picture
> on the public space/street should be safe, but as soon as the 
person (and
> especially children) are the main object of the photos, you do 
need to have
> a license to use those in a non-private way.
> 
> All I'm saying is, better stay safe (licensing Golden Gate 
Bridge for
> non-private use is 2000$, getting sued could be very very 
very
> expensive).
> 
> Cheers