On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Jonathan Riddell <j...@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 -- Martin Klapetek | KDE Developer
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