Freedom of photography - SV650.org

Kenzie · 01-07-15, 05:39 PM

I had heard about this a while ago. Apparently the EU are looking to change the law in regards to photos taken of buildings or included in photos from a public place. Things like the Eiffel Tower etc.

https://juliareda.eu/2015/06/fop-under-threat/

https://www.change.org/p/european-pa...op-europarl-en

Not sure how it affects the average person like us as it seems to be aimed at commercial photographers but they are worried it will affect everyone.

Sir Trev · 01-07-15, 06:08 PM

Something to think about come the referendum.

littleoldman2 · 02-07-15, 09:54 AM

Wrote to my three MEPs last night. Got a very quick responds from the Labour pair an email which had this link. http://www.labour4ne.org.uk/freedom_..._photographers

johnnyrod · 02-07-15, 11:17 AM

Ah, interesting. As for the potential knock-on to non-commercial people via Facebook etc., it's just not going to happen when there are a grillion camera phones in the world. I can possibly see the relevance in terms of artworks etc. as there is copyright, aside from famous ones where you can just google an image of them anyway, but buildings are inherently public domain unless they're covered in a huge sheet.

Kenzie · 09-07-15, 07:26 PM

Looks like it has been slapped down. Can't understand how it even got that far.

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01-07-15, 05:39 PM	#1
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 820	Freedom of photography I had heard about this a while ago. Apparently the EU are looking to change the law in regards to photos taken of buildings or included in photos from a public place. Things like the Eiffel Tower etc. https://juliareda.eu/2015/06/fop-under-threat/ https://www.change.org/p/european-pa...op-europarl-en Not sure how it affects the average person like us as it seems to be aimed at commercial photographers but they are worried it will affect everyone. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 01-07-15 at 05:41 PM.

01-07-15, 06:08 PM	#2
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: Freedom of photography Something to think about come the referendum. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

02-07-15, 09:54 AM	#3
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,388	Re: Freedom of photography Wrote to my three MEPs last night. Got a very quick responds from the Labour pair an email which had this link. http://www.labour4ne.org.uk/freedom_..._photographers __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

02-07-15, 11:17 AM	#4
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,128	Re: Freedom of photography Ah, interesting. As for the potential knock-on to non-commercial people via Facebook etc., it's just not going to happen when there are a grillion camera phones in the world. I can possibly see the relevance in terms of artworks etc. as there is copyright, aside from famous ones where you can just google an image of them anyway, but buildings are inherently public domain unless they're covered in a huge sheet.

09-07-15, 07:26 PM	#5
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 820	Re: Freedom of photography Looks like it has been slapped down. Can't understand how it even got that far. Sent from my Kindle Fire __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

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