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Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

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Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

Half as Interesting explains why the Eiffel Tower's night-time lighting is under copyright, which makes publishing photos of it at night legally problematic.

It is the go-to reference in copyright threads for the oddity that the tower's night view is protected.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2019–2021

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  • Law, policing & justice
  • Visual arts, photography & architecture

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