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05/16/2006 07:45:32 AM · #1 |
I have been told by the security guards to stop using my tripod before. I was shooting from walkway just in front of the Eye and apparently you need a permit for that. That's fine and dandy. However, my question is this, assuming I took a picture of the Eye at night with a tripod from somewhere other than the private area around it, is it legal to make a profit from such image or is it copyrighted like the Eiffel Tower at night? I took this picture from Westminster Bridge by the way, in case that matters.
June
edit: typos
Message edited by author 2006-05-16 08:00:31.
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05/16/2006 08:09:51 AM · #2 |
| I had some nice shots of the eye, and they were rejected at istock because I needed a property release, they were accepted at dreamstime, then later taken down because of copyright, pity as they were nice little earners... shutterstock doensnt seem to give a monkeys! ;) |
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05/16/2006 08:19:52 AM · #3 |
This page on iStockPhoto seems to indicate that such images can be used/sold for any use except in commercial advertisements. However, I've not been able to find anything to corrobarate this on the official London Eye website, so I'm not 100% sure. I guess the best thing would be to contact the media/PR people and get a definitive from them...
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05/16/2006 08:29:55 AM · #4 |
I know I've seen this in a few DPC shots, not the least of which is Imagineer's amazing:
I hope their PR people don't object to "virtual" ribbons. |
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05/16/2006 09:48:57 AM · #5 |
This looks like an internal guidelines document but seems to relate more to filming than photography, despite the headings:
//www.londoneye.com/community/pdf/filim_guidelines.pdf
I seem to recall reading (some time ago) that broader cityscapes that happen to include the London Eye are permitted to be sold commercially without model release but images that include the London Eye as the primary subject require a model release for commercial use.
Further info would presumably be best sought from their Press Office; found this email for them: pressoffice@ba-londoneye.com
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05/16/2006 10:06:11 AM · #6 |
"Commercial use" generally refers to mass reproductions; you can't distribute it as a stock image, use it in an advertisement, brochure or logo, or put it on a greeting card.
It generally does NOT include selling individual "fine art prints" of the image, e.g. on DPC Prints. |
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