It is against Copyright law to image a building without the owners permission. Funny stuff the Law.
If that law is true it seems google earth could see a class action lawsuit that would destroy it.
Source please!
So basically a shot of NYC would require 200 years to get every building owner’s permission.
Just another day in federal paradise.
Weird stuff. In my town, nearly every year students from the university come by my house and take pictures of it for a class on home architecture. I have an English Tudor style home.
Jut how broad is this law?
Untrue unless the owners of the building hold a valid copyright.
“It is against Copyright law to image a building without the owners permission.”
No it isn’t.
It's a protected right to take pictures and video from a public street or public sidewalk. There's a growing body of court decisions supporting this and there's also a current memo from the US Department of Justice that has been sent to all law enforcement agencies on this topic.
Funny stuff ignorance of the law.
> It is against Copyright law to image a building without the owners permission. Funny stuff the Law.
Yeah there’s so many laws and regulations now, you’d think they’re trying to outlaw being human. I imagine that’s exactly what the progressives are trying to do. When there’s so many laws you might as well break a few to piss off all the cranial cavity deficient authors who wrote them
buildings have copyright laws?
You’re the guy at the end of the video!
I wondered what his screen name was.
Huh?
What about Google Earth?
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Yes, well, tell that to google street view maps.
>> It is against Copyright law to image a building without the owners permission.
That’s unadulterated horse crap of a purity seldom seen in this forum. And I’ve seen a LOT of horse crap here.
No. Just no. Do you really think publishing skyline shots of cities or Google Earth aerial involve getting permission from every building owner?
Yeah, I know a lot of rent-seeking copyright maximalists would like what you assert to be true, but it’s not.
Let me know when you sue google street view.
Absolutely untrue. I make my living as a photographer. As long as the photo is taken from public property, the only limitation can be on use. There, the only limitation is for commercial purposes such as advertising where you usually need a property release signed.
News reporting has no such limitations.
Even if there are legal issues, they are civil, not criminal as long as you are not trespassing.