On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:34:30 -0000 Cooke, Julie (CookeJ@logica.com) wrote:
> Does anyone know about UK copyright regarding buildings/land marks. I've
> heard that the Lloyds Building is copyrighted and you are not allowed to
> sell photographs of it. Although I've been unable to find any information
> which tells me this?
Untrue. There is no ability to copyright buildings in UK. So long as you
photograph from the public street, no problem. I have photographed inside and
out with permission and no stipulations re publication were imposed. I have
also photographed it from the street without permission, and none of the
security blokes batted an eyelid. Which is odd, really, as we were jumping a
huge BMW GS850 motorycle off the courtyard steps opposite :-)
> I've also heard recently of a Formula One web site being sued for having
> photos of Formula One cars on it.
*Whose* photos was probably the issue.
> I've read the book Beyond The Lens, which has a chapter on copyright but
> where is the specific information about buildings/places that cannot be
> photographed?
In brief : in UK, anywhere visible from the public roadway, not subject to
bye-laws prohibiting photography, not private property, not invading privacy.
Copyright doesn't come into any of this.
Regards
Tony Sleep
- Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info &
comparisons
