If I take a picture of a bridge (a man made structure) could i sell that picture or is there a copyright on it

Question

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Answer 1

Technically the majority of all bridges and roads are owned by federal, state and local governments. As long as it is not privately owned you should be able to. Also if the pictures are in good taste and not bad.

http://www.asmp.org/commerce/legal/releases/

http://www.copyright.gov/

Hope this helps,
Kevin

Answer 2

Generally speaking, anything viewable from the public land is fair game. Some landmarks which can only be accessed by tresspass on private land can charge a fee or ever prohibit photography. 2 examples are the cypress tress at Pebble Beach, and the rock monolithes at Monument Valley.

Answer 3

Nikonphotos is correct. As long as you are in a public area almost anything you take a picture of is legal. But you can copyright the photo when you sell it.