In my estimation, I'm guessing that it's probably an infringement of copyright to try to sell a photo of a work of art or sculpture that's displayed in public. Is this correct? And if so, how can I go online and find things like this?
https://fineartamerica.com/shop/prints/spirit+of+detroit
So what is the deal? Am I to assume that all of these people are willfully infringing copyright and are either oblivious or willfully flaunting the law? I can't imagine that everyone here went through the probably very difficult process of obtaining a license to sell photos of this.
I'm just trying to get my head around US copyright laws with respect to selling photos of public works of art, and beyond that, buildings in general. I saw in the other thread where the guy got told he couldn't take photos on a college campus that buildings made after 1990 can be copyrighted, so I guess selling a photo of any new building is taking a risk.
What about things like sports stadiums? And hell, what about sports stadiums with public art in front of them? I mean, how is this thing for sale?
https://fineartamerica.com/products/detroit-tigers-comerica-park-front-gate-tiger-david-haskett-art-print.html
Seems like a copyright infringement nightmare to me. You've got a stadium built after 1990 in the photo, a sculpture, a bank logo, and part of a sports team logo.
Is this basically just a case of probably infringing but too small of an issue for such large businesses to worry about?
https://fineartamerica.com/shop/prints/spirit+of+detroit
So what is the deal? Am I to assume that all of these people are willfully infringing copyright and are either oblivious or willfully flaunting the law? I can't imagine that everyone here went through the probably very difficult process of obtaining a license to sell photos of this.
I'm just trying to get my head around US copyright laws with respect to selling photos of public works of art, and beyond that, buildings in general. I saw in the other thread where the guy got told he couldn't take photos on a college campus that buildings made after 1990 can be copyrighted, so I guess selling a photo of any new building is taking a risk.
What about things like sports stadiums? And hell, what about sports stadiums with public art in front of them? I mean, how is this thing for sale?
https://fineartamerica.com/products/detroit-tigers-comerica-park-front-gate-tiger-david-haskett-art-print.html
Seems like a copyright infringement nightmare to me. You've got a stadium built after 1990 in the photo, a sculpture, a bank logo, and part of a sports team logo.
Is this basically just a case of probably infringing but too small of an issue for such large businesses to worry about?