On 9/18/06, [[User:Unforgettableid]] unforgettableid@gmail.com wrote:
OK, point taken. However, it seems to me the UK has stricter copyright laws than other countries. For example, in the UK, modern skillfully-made photos of two-hundred-year-old paintings are automatically copyrighted to the author.
That is somewhat open to question. While current case law that I know of points that way there is a fair bit of legal opinion (includeing the stuff in Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp which does cover UK law). suggesting a future case would go the other way. Problem is no one on either side really wants to be a test case.
On the other hand, I do not know of any other country with such strict laws regarding old paintings. Likewise, I assume France, where is not as strict regarding filming.
Depends if you include any buildings in your film and how old they are.