Stevie, Michael, etc
I think this could be more concise in a few places (see my suggested
changes below in black). In the final caveat, I think that "are often"
better represents the reality than "may be".
best wishes
Edward Hands
*Freedom of panorama in the UK*
Under UK law, you can upload a photo of the architecture of any building
(inside or outside) without infringing any copyright held by the
architect. The same applies to any 3D artwork, such as a statue,
provided that it is _permanently_ located in a public place (somewhere
normally open to the public, including interior spaces such as museums).
So, you can freely upload a photo of the Angel of the North, even
though the sculpture itself is copyright-protected. Note that this
applies only to 3D works, and not to 2D works such as posters or signs -
even if on they are on public display. Note also that the rules outside
the UK are often different.
Hello everyone,
Latest iteration of the document is at
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wp_Commons_SHIP_12pp_September_UK.pdf
I still need to add in the location URL on the back page and give the
document a final proofread. Other than those two things I'm pretty
happy. I've updated the freedom of panorama information (although
please note the size limitations on that page). If there are no
further (important) changes then I plan to get a version over to the
printer next week.
Thank you,
Stevie
On 15 September 2013 17:13, Michael Maggs <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Proposed new simpler version:
*
*
*Freedom of panorama in the UK*
Under UK law, you are allowed to upload a photo of the
architecture of any building (inside or outside) without
infringing any copyright held by the architect. The same applies
to any 3D artwork, such as a statue, provided that it is
_permanently_ located in a public place (this means somewhere
normally open to the public, including interior spaces such as
museums). So, you can freely upload a photo of the Angel of the
North sculpture, even though the sculpture itself is
copyright-protected. Note that this applies only to 3D works,
and not to 2D works such as posters or signs - even if on they are
on public display. Note also that the rules outside the UK may be
different.
Michael
On 14 Sep 2013, at 16:57, Michael Maggs wrote:
Ok Harry, I will have a go at tweaking the text to put the
buildings info first. It would be easier to be more
straightforward if we had more space to fit this into.
Michael
On 14 Sep 2013, at 16:29, HJ Mitchell <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Pardon me, Michael, but I think that might be a bit too jargony.
If I was a complete novice on copyright, I'd have to read that
several times to work out that I could upload a photo of any
building in the UK without infringing a third party's copyright.
The important part is that if it's 3D and permanently lives in a
public place (like a building or a statue), it's fair game. An
example might be useful in illustrating the point for novices;
Nelson's Column comes to mind...
Harry Mitchell
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
Phone: 024 7698 0977
Skype: harry_j_mitchell
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