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Pentaxophile
Posted 17/01/2011 - 12:52 Link
There are no similar restrictions in the UK, Gareth, in fact our copyright law specifically exempts buildings and other designed objects. Look under Freedom of Panorama on wikipedia

The biggest problem we have in the uk is people extending laws into areas they weren't designed to apply, such as security guards and police using anti terrorist legislation to stop legitimate photography in public places.
cabstar
Posted 17/01/2011 - 13:30 Link
actually security guards have no more powers than you or i.

as for buildings there are some grey areas, particularly with commercial buildings & commercial use. for example whilst you cannot copyright a building you could use it as a trademark for a logo, which would then become copyrighted...
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Chrism8
Posted 17/01/2011 - 19:02 Link
Sorry Gareth, GCHQ is closer to Cardiff than it is to London
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