>I was interested to read all this stuff on copyright as I have a problem
>myself and wondered if anyone can help.
>
>If I were to take a series of photographs of sculptures around my local town
>and have them printed them up as postcards to sell, would I have to get
>permission from either the sculptor or the governing body who commissioned
>the sculptures in order to do this? Or am I within my rights to sell images
>of anything I photograph.
I think this falls within the general area of model and property/subject
release. If your work portrays the work or property of another and it can be
identified in your work, then you very well might need a release from the owner
of that other work or property in order to commercially use it. One well known
situation may be found in the famous cypress on the coast between Monterey and
Carmel: the owners of the property reportedly vigorously pursue and constrain
use by those who photograph and attempt to commercially use an image of that
tree.
--
Bob Shomler
