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mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Jun-2024 14:35:34 UTC mcc
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- Glenn Fleishman
- Michael Stanclift
@glennf @vmstan *scratching head* never before in my life have I encountered this many difficulties attempting to intentionally break the law

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- Glenn Fleishman (glennf@twit.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Jun-2024 14:35:35 UTC Glenn Fleishman
  - Michael Stanclift
  @vmstan @mcc Me, neither. But it seems like that article is out of date—France added a non-commercial freedom of panorama the year before it was written: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama
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  1. Freedom of panorama
    
    Freedom of panorama (FOP) is a provision in the copyright laws of various jurisdictions that permits taking photographs and video footage and creating other images (such as paintings) of buildings and sometimes sculptures and other art works which are permanently located in a public place, without infringing on any copyright that may otherwise subsist in such works, and the publishing of such images. Panorama freedom statutes or case law limit the right of the copyright owner to take action for breach of copyright against the creators and distributors of such images. It is an exception to the normal rule that the copyright owner has the exclusive right to authorize the creation and distribution of derivative works. History In the past, photography and other methods of visually representing public space were severely restricted, for reasons other than authors' rights. France prohibited such acts in the 19th century for protection of privacy. Italy began disallowing representations of archaeological sites in engravings in the 18th century, even if such sites were found in public places, as a...

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