John Walker Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 A while back some of us had images removed that were taken inside the Tate Modern. I'm sure one of the reasons given was that there was a notice banning photography for commercial use at the entrance. I was there yesterday and I searched all around the entry area and could not find any notice about photography. The entry is free so no contract is entered into as far as I understand. Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandyD Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 29 minutes ago, John Walker said: A while back some of us had images removed that were taken inside the Tate Modern. I'm sure one of the reasons given was that there was a notice banning photography for commercial use at the entrance. I was there yesterday and I searched all around the entry area and could not find any notice about photography. The entry is free so no contract is entered into as far as I understand. Any thoughts ? right on the website..no commercial use. http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-gallery-rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Jacobs Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 It’s an extremly complicated subject and not being a lawyer... Precisely for the Tate I don’t know But from what I understand you have a few things to take into consideration: - the building was renovated/converted to a museum by Swiss architects Herzog & De Meuron - and they have intellectual rights on their design - artwork inside the building can also be intellectual property - the exhibition design can also... - even graphic design in and outside the museum is copyrighted... - photographing people can also be problematic At best imho you can sell the pictures as editorial? I got a mail a while from Alamy regarding photos I took from the grande arche de la defense in Paris. A company that owns the intellectual rights (the architect is deceased) asked to add to the caption the copyright of the architect. No problem with that, on the contrary! Since then I decided to add the designer/architect... where relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Chapman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On entering the Tate in St. Ives last week I was told (without even asking, and I wasn't carrying an obvious camera) that photography was OK in the first few galleries but not the later ones. No distinction on commercial versus non-commercial was made, and I didn't ask. But then I wasn't taking any pictures anyway. There's also been recent some stuff in the media about Bradgate Park asking artists and photographers to buy a permit if they want to sell their pictures of "Old John". See article here. Looks like there might be a legal challenge here. I've been in touch with the Park's Trustees and they've told me that photographs of Old John I sell for editorial purposes aren't included. Plenty of scope for confusion methinks (photographer gets commercial gain, but usage is non-commercial). Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandyD Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I just look at websites. When I was in London most places were off limits, but in Rome, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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