Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

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[halfasinteresting]

To clarify, just because you can find an image on Google doesn't mean it's legal. This law is very loosly enforced but still is a law.

[girishkanth]

Prisoner 1: "I robbed a bank"
Prisoner 2: "I killed a guy"
Prisoner 3:"I took pictures of the Eiffel Tower at night."

[SkaTuneNetwork]

i love how tame this video is and how increasingly unhinged this channel has gotten over the years

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I feel like a cybercriminal now after Googling photos of The Eiffel Tower at night.

[vedantkale]

This is why people hate copyrights. They started out as a very useful measure for intangible assets but then people abused them and have made a complete mockery out of them.

[UnPhayzable]

"Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are ya?"
"I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower."
"So?"
" *At night.* "
"Oh shit come on in."

[es]

Me: Looks at this video
Also me: *looks at my profile pic*

[hshdhsjgjsjjfjs]

Me : what are you in for?
Inmate : murdering 2 people what about you
Me : taking pictures of Eiffel tower

[BenLambert]

Lawyer here. You don’t go to jail for copyright infringement. You also don’t go to jail - or get sued - for sharing your holiday photos, it’s only commercial use (sales, advertising etc)

[obuma]

Long story short, the tower itself's copyright has expired, but the lights that turn on at night were only installed in 1985, so their copyright is still active

[roshanm]

Jail:
Big scary guy: “What are you in here for?”
Me: “Oh, taking a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.”
Big scary guy: *Backs away*

[Elcawcaw]

“Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are illegal”
Litterally everybody that doesn’t live in France : “that sign won’t stop me because I can’t read”

[faby]

"It's illegal to create a replica of the Eiffel tower at night"
Have you ever watched Ratatouille? You know, that scene where Remi goes up?

[valiant__holland]

Girl:i only like bad boys
Me:I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower
Girl:And?
Me:At night...

[yuujistingray]

And this is why aliens won't talk to us.

[akarion]

How to make free money:
Step one: Copyright your house
Step two: Sue Google maps and google earth for money

[kateshelton]

Is no one else dying at the random google review about it being too windy? 😂💀 The way he said it so nonchalantly killed me

[noblescorpio]

Me: takes a picture of the Eiffel Tower in the middle of a solar eclipse.

[elijahpepe]

“So, why did you go to prison?”
“I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.”
“Come with me, sir. We need to create a VIP lounge for you.

[robertmoore]

It isn't taking a pic of the tower at night that's illegal. It's taking a pic of the lights working and using that pic for commercial use, without compensating the artist, that's illegal.