[LargeFormat] Re: Tips on Architecture photographs

[Tim Atherton]

I'd add (which was my vague recollection form looking into it a few years
ago) that it's a complicated area of law in the us - see

http://www.pdn-pix.com/businessresources/modelrelease.html

and

http://asmp.org/commerce/legal_article_001.shtml



> -----Original Message-----
> From: largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]On
> Behalf Of Les Newcomer
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:01 PM
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Re: Tips on Architecture photographs
>
>
>
> On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 10:40  PM, Gavin Hubbard wrote:
>
> > Les said:
> >
> >> If I remember the copyright law correctly, you can photograph a
> >> building while on public property for your own personal use. If
> >> there's
> >> a monetary gain through the use (or is it just sale?) of the
> >> photograph, then written permission is necessary.
> >
> > This raises an interesting point. Depending on which country you are
> > in, you are will certainly be infringing the copyright of the
> > architect if you take unauthorised photographs of his/her building. In
> > general, non specific streetscapes are allowed without permission but
> > photographs of individual buildings are not.
> >
> > IANAL - do we have anyone here who can explain these issues in greater
> > depth (or provide a link)?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Gavin
> >
>
>
> This raises a good point.  Just exactly who owns what rights to a
> building?
> There's  fairly well known newish building that went up in the last ten
> years here in Detroit. (unlike the Grand Central Station, the
> architect, engineer, original owner, second owner and tennant are all
> still alive)  It has a unique gothic top, so it's recognizable.  Let
> say I photograph this building from another building across the street
> and I get it published in the local glossy magazine "Hour Detroit" And
> while I'm fantasizing, lets say the story was about me and my
> photography rather than something that could be construed as news
> worthy.
>
> Did I infringe on the architect since it was his design?
> Or the owner of the building since its his building dammit.
> Or the occupant of the building who has their copyrighted logo on it.
> Oh and the occupant is a bank. I think it's a Federal Reserve Bank too.
>
>
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