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Re:Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are restricted due to... by dvfjsdhgfv on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:59AM (#19501451)
> France has other unusual photo standards also. Americans traveling to France should be aware that in general you CAN'T photograph an individual in public.

Actually I was surprised to learn that in the US you can not only take a photo of another person without their consent, but also publish it.

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Re:Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are restricted due to... by joncrane on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:16PM (#19502470)
The line in the US is commercial use. Even in an artistic work, if someone's likeness is in the picture, you have to have their permission to sell it.
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Re:Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are restricted due to... by dragonwriter on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:27PM (#19502598)
> The line in the US is commercial use.

The “line” in the US is more of a complex curve, and commercial use or not is insufficient to make a conclusion either way (for just one common example of conmercial use without subject permission that is allowed, consider journalistic use.)

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