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PeteT · 24-04-2008, 07:52

We need to be a bit careful here - woffa51 is based in New Zealand, the web site extract is from a UK site - the law may be different in New Zealand.

I understand that in the US for example, if you take a picture in which the building is the main subject, you need to obtain a release form from the buildings owner to commercially exploit that photo - in the UK you do not.

In the UK, you cannot be prevented (except in very limited circumstances related to national security etc) from taking a picture of a building and exploiting it, provided that the picture was taken from a public place. If you have to enter onto private property to take the picture, the owner of that property is entitled to place whatever restrictions on photography he likes, including the payment of fees, requiring his written permission etc.

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PeteT Quite Chatty Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 88	Re: Copyright on buildings..? We need to be a bit careful here - woffa51 is based in New Zealand, the web site extract is from a UK site - the law may be different in New Zealand. I understand that in the US for example, if you take a picture in which the building is the main subject, you need to obtain a release form from the buildings owner to commercially exploit that photo - in the UK you do not. In the UK, you cannot be prevented (except in very limited circumstances related to national security etc) from taking a picture of a building and exploiting it, provided that the picture was taken from a public place. If you have to enter onto private property to take the picture, the owner of that property is entitled to place whatever restrictions on photography he likes, including the payment of fees, requiring his written permission etc.