> Hi all,
>
> some weeks ago I learned that depicting certain public buildings is not allowed
> due to copyright issues. One cannot depict the Eiffel-tower with his laserlights
> since they are copyrighted to the artist who created the lights. Even the
> depicting of the Sidney opera, or of the Statue of Liberty, New York, should be
> forbidden. I can not really believe this, since we have the "Freedom of
> panorama". But I'm no lawyer. What do you know or think of this?
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
>
>

Any copyright for the Eifel tower or the Statue of liberty is long expired.
There may be a copyright on a recent laser creation, but it will only 
comes into play for night-time photos, and then, only for comercial 
ones. Normaly, an artistic representation of a work of art is deemed 
fair use. Same for educational or demonstration purpose.
For the Sidney opera, it's a public building and a local icon. You 
should be safe. There are literaly tousands of photos all around the 
world showing it from every angles...

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