…Do you have permission to photograph the lights?

Copyright is a massive issue for any artist, and ripping off anyone’s copyright or trademark is definitely a no no. This is close to the heart of all photographers, copyright is their livelihood, so most ethical photographers are very mindful of this issue. I received a message once about this image and he said that the lights were protected by copyright. I fell off my chair, and I later found it to be correct when I licensed another Eiffel Tower image to a French postcard co.

Apparently if you credit SNTE, which is essentially the city of Paris, it’s all good. As for National Park permits….that’s another post all together.

~ by Michael Brown on October 20, 2008.

Posted in Photography
Tags: Eiffel Tower, Panoramic Landscape Image, Photographic Red Tape

4 Responses to “…Do you have permission to photograph the lights?”

mind blowing shot

dinesh1201 said this on October 20, 2008 at 6:43 pm | Reply
Thanks Dinesh.

Michael Brown said this on October 22, 2008 at 7:38 am | Reply
Great Shot Michael fresh pov of the eiffel tower never seen it from this angle .
Love you work you have some stunning images

kirkhille said this on October 23, 2008 at 12:09 am | Reply
Thanks Kirk, it’s really one of the only compositions that work that is different to the tradtional vertical.I have another one in colour that is a little more symmetrical, but looks a little contrived. Thanks for your comment.

Michael Brown said this on October 23, 2008 at 10:47 am | Reply