On 9/19/2018 6:47 AM, Whisky-dave wrote:
On Tuesday, 18 September 2018 14:41:36 UTC+1, Neil wrote:
On 9/18/2018 6:17 AM, Whisky-dave wrote:

I believ that even as a pro photographer that any picture yuo atke while working for the company then the copyright belongs to them the company.

This probably varies according to the laws in different countries. In
the US, ownership depends on whether one is working *at* a company or
*for* a company, as in the company is their client. Employees of a
company do not own the products of their work (unless specifically
written into their contracts), but in the latter case, ownership remains
with the photographer.

https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/eif...llegal-photos/


Under current French law, it’s totally fine to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower’s evening light display. However, distributing that photograph via Facebook or Instagram might land you in hot water.

But snap-happy tourists, you can breathe a bit easier. You can legally take all the photos you want during the day, because the Eiffel Tower is a public space. It’s only the tower’s evening light display, installed in 1985 by Pierre Bideau, that is technically owned by the artist and protected by copyright.

That's a good example of a country-specific copyright law. In other
countries photographs taken in public space are the sole property of the
photographer.

In your example, I wonder how copyright would apply if the shot was of a
single light bulb on the tower (unless that light bulb was created by
Pierre)? In other words, does the copyright apply to the hardware, the
arrangement of lights, the view from different locations...?

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best regards,

Neil