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Deacon Ix
09-25-2015, 03:36 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3136945/Absurd-new-EU-law-mean-ll-face-legal-action-taking-pictures-famous-landmarks-Photos-punished-breach-copyright.html

OK so it's from the Daily Mail but I have heard about it from other sources and whilst it is ridiculous in the extreme, take a step back and think about what it could mean...

Photos of someone with the skyline of London in the back ground...

and a little further if buildings are trade marked, why not clothes...

your mate in his/her designer apparel...

and because even though this is the Oubliette...

Your Pics of an awesome miniature...

Wolfshade
09-25-2015, 05:27 PM
Yes it is ridiculous and extreme and was consequently defeated in the EU parliament. Freedom of Panorama is safe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/11729754/Holiday-snaps-saved-as-UK-retains-Freedom-of-Panorama.html