2006-09-20 03:17:32 · 7 answers · asked by cazd_83 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
just to clarify the picture would either have been taken by me or be from a royalty-free database.
i'd be looking to use it on a business website and the building concerned would be something like canary wharf or the gherkin...
2006-09-20 03:33:50 · update #1
Not, in most countries, if it's your own photo. And it's not overtly "commercial" in nature: use of a photo for news or scholarly purposes can rarely constitute a cause of action.
BUT: I recall some litigation in France where the moral rights (a term of art) of the architect were called into play, and there arose a question as to whether any building could again be photographed for publication without consent. See some of the links below.
That issue seems to have faded from public view, and in searching in Google I didn't find much. But clearly the issue is there.
2006-09-20 03:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This can be augured in two ways for copyrighted infringing and not infringing.
The picture is published of a recognized building right.
Here, is what I would do. Find out about the building designer. Ask them if it would be alright to use a photo of their building just to be on the safe side. But, them again it is fine fair game, when it comes down to using a picture for personal use not commerical use.
My question to you is this.
Is it for personal use?
If so, you are fine to have the picture.
Is it for commerical use?
If,so you need to ask the building designer for permission to use it for commerical use.
2006-09-20 03:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by T-Money 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be infringing on a copyright in either case, no matter who took the picture. Some artwork and some building designs are themselves copyrighted; they fall under the visual arts categories of copyright.
2006-09-20 05:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so - if you took the picture in the first place.
But there could be copyright issues if someone else had taken the picture instead.
Its a very murky area...copyright and the internet
2006-09-20 03:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by km 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you didn't take the picture and didn't get permission from the photographer or whoever the photographer assigned the rights to.
The owner of the building can't even stop you if you take it from a public space.
2006-09-20 03:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by John's Secret Identity™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you took the picture yourself no it you got it off someone else yes
2006-09-20 03:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2006-09-20 03:24:29 · answer #7 · answered by Crystal C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋