Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

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[@halfasinteresting]

To clarify, just because you can find an image on Google doesn't mean it's legal. This law is very loosly enforced but still is a law.

[@vegard3301]

Half as Interesting Lol They probably care so much

[@calistawaluja3070]

Half as Interesting #46 trending in singapore *clap clap clap*

[@jennysandoval587]

Half as Interesting That's not necessarily the reason. In copyright there are two kinds of rights when it comes to a creation: commercial and moral (names in English may vary, since it's not my first language). The commercial right is the one you use to earn money out of your creation (you can allow people to use it with your permission) and the moral, is to give you credit (you can't give it to someone else). Therefore I think the people who has the commercial right of the design gave the photographer permission to take the picture of the tower at night.

[@daltonbedore8396]

looks like my instagram is illegal in france

[@soobinsbff1103]

Half as Interesting i have a question but i dont know if you have mentioned it or not heres my question: Is it legal to take a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night for personal use not commercial? If yes is it legal if I show my friends and people the Eiffel Tower at night? *PLS ANSWER*

[@girishkanth7770]

Prisoner 1: "I robbed a bank" Prisoner 2: "I killed a guy" Prisoner 3:"I took pictures of the Eiffel Tower at night."

[@kylerivera3470]

Prisoner 4: "Hand"

That's some real sh*t He is the toughest guy in court

[@Xanxanaxa]

Prisoner 4 : wow I destroyed a nokia *with my bare habds*

[@stillplana]

Everyone else: *shrieks, gasps, and whispers*

[@sharkjirachan7653]

@@Xanxanaxa omg how is that possible

[@es5195]

Me: Looks at this video Also me: *looks at my profile pic*

[@samuelwalker4304]

YOU GOD

[@PPUnknown]

YOU WHAT

[@addust]

change your profile picture

[@jude4400]

France: 🏃‍♂️SIR, we have been trying to reach you about your expired car warranty.

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

It's not "illegal". It's legal to take pictures or videos. But it's ILLEGAL to sell them to a third party. GET IT?

[@vedantkale1163]

This is why people hate copyrights. They started out as a very useful measure for intangible assets but then people abused them and have made a complete mockery out of them.

[@zwojack7285]

*Insert CGP Grey video*

[@ace74909]

Let's go to China then. They have all sorts of weird knock offs and nobody really does anything

[@Fabulousviccen]

@@ace74909 I don’t think they meant it this way. If it’s a public building we should be able to take pictures of it day or night and even if the lights were installed recently those laws should apply since it’s on a public building. Building the same architecture should be where the copyright starts and ends.

[@sylvrwolflol]

The law, as a universal rule, does not follow reason. Reason makes the law, then the law is immediately twisted and abused to the exact letter.

[@wobblestone3148]

@@ace74909 this

[@BenLambert85]

Lawyer here. You don’t go to jail for copyright infringement. You also don’t go to jail - or get sued - for sharing your holiday photos, it’s only commercial use (sales, advertising etc)

[@markyaworski4358]

There is a guy who went to jail for violating Microsoft's copyright on Windows.

[@anujbahukhandi3266]

​@@markyaworski4358 you are right, typically you won't go to jail in most jurisdictions unless they can prove significant financial gain, such as typically seen in software piracy and resultant theft.

[@markyaworski4358]

@@anujbahukhandi3266 Oddly, the guy I mentioned did not gain financially. He made copies of a disk that Microsoft gave away for free and gave them away.

[@Swistak000]

what about fair use? this video is educational and a documentary

[@hshdhsjgjsjjfjs]

Me : what are you in for? Inmate : murdering 2 people what about you Me : taking pictures of Eiffel tower

[@ilikepigeons6101]

Haser xD

[@PerStenback]

Inmate moves to the far corner :D

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Inmate: *Hes to dangerous to be alive*

[@Oliver-cg5ud]

I know this is a joke, but for people who don't know you would jsut be fined

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Oliver Revillo OmG iTs A jOkE r/WoOOsH Yes this reply is a joke

[@yuujistingray2668]

And this is why aliens won't talk to us.

[@abdullahiqbal1110]

Yuuji Sherman aliens didn't even visit us

[@gabbym1111]

Yuuji Sherman They’ve been talking to us

[@minetrollerd118]

ARE EARTH IS F*CKING ZERO GRAVITY!

[@mr.meeseeks6549]

Yuuji Sherman lmao an old classic meme

[@Rio_Monique]

😂😂😂

[@faby6515]

"It's illegal to create a replica of the Eiffel tower at night" Have you ever watched Ratatouille? You know, that scene where Remi goes up?

[@fabioalvescorrea]

Maybe Pixar got the necessary authorization from the Eiffel Tower lights creators.

[@carlosr5485]

It wasn't real it was animated so I'm sure it had something to do with that

[@jacobsmith4428]

It's the lights that are copyrighted, not the structure itself. As long as they can't verifiably prove those are the same lights, that's all clear.

[@faby6515]

@@jacobsmith4428 I dunno, sounds unrealistic saying:"not the same lights" cause they clearly specify that's Paris, what else could that be? On the other hand, I find extremely illegal what they did(IF they didn't pay to make the scene), cause they used Eiffel tower image to specificaly COMERCIAL USES, wich is explained in the video that THAT is, indeed, against copyright

[@vbscript2]

It's quite prominently featured in Disney's Soarin' ride, as well (at least in Shanghai and Orlando, not sure about the other parks.) Disney presumably got a license for it.

[@kateshelton9352]

Is no one else dying at the random google review about it being too windy? 😂💀 The way he said it so nonchalantly killed me

[@cokesquirrel]

I know

[@UnPhayzable]

"Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are ya?" "I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower." "So?" " *At night.* " "Oh shit come on in."

[@rudhek8074]

+UnPhayzable - Hahahahahahahaha, Nice Reference!

[@MeltTheUniverse]

nice xD

[@Drogas3653]

Milky watch ur mouth bitch, black people dont watch this shit, so i KNOW ur not supposed to be using the N word

[@bradyjames6511]

This is the best comment I've ever seen.

[@ItsDunk]

Smell my feet bruh Im black

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I feel like a cybercriminal now after Googling photos of The Eiffel Tower at night.

[@jofx4051]

Hi Some Guys

[@jofx4051]

What is strange about it is actually Eiffel tower is not copyrighted but actually the light installment itself in this case; the reason why you can take photo of it during day and there is no problem about it and it is ridiculous actually

[@chickentail7108]

Jofx mood

[@vivekix]

Personal use is ok. Commercial is illegal

[@vivekix]

@@jofx4051 during the day, the lights are not on

[@robertmoore6149]

It isn't taking a pic of the tower at night that's illegal. It's taking a pic of the lights working and using that pic for commercial use, without compensating the artist, that's illegal.

[@skeggs]

Dang, that transition at 02:23 was pretty smooth. Props to the boyscout!

[@valiant__holland8910]

Girl:i only like bad boys Me:I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower Girl:And? Me:At night...

[@itskris7461]

Lmao

[@iamwolfee7298]

Girl: OmG iS tHaT eVeN lEgAl??? You: nope 😎

[@supernana7263]

@BlueKing2018 Lol. Weird isn't it?

[@firstnamelastname1710]

*gets laid*

[@ninjakid09]

Grabs a wet floor sign

[@SkaTuneNetwork]

i love how tame this video is and how increasingly unhinged this channel has gotten over the years

[@TheHy6xD]

and the voice is serious

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

Unhinged sells, and sells well to certain types of people.

[@XanderL]

Tame? A kiddy version of the navy seal copypasta scrolls down the screen within the first minute.

[@cheboyard]

Back when it used to be a spiritual successor to That Wikipedia List

[@beardolikeswrestling]

I always like when I see channels I like commenting on other channels I like

[@Kingofshmoeland82]

this is a great illustration as to why humanity is doomed!

[@golfboy83]

I visited France on a school trip in 2000, and they had a sign on the Eifel Tower that said Ans2000. I always thought it made my pictures kind of look tacky, but now I think it's cool.

[@CantTellYou]

Now they have signs on it promoting businesses who buy advertising time on those signs. Typical milking of their cash cow overrated tourist trap

[@roshanm1736]

Jail: Big scary guy: “What are you in here for?” Me: “Oh, taking a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.” Big scary guy: *Backs away*

[@yes6942]

Big scary black guy*

[@kaylaspragis3148]

Lmao

[@OlviMasta77]

Rofl

[@sophiatoribio2246]

AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA LOL!

[@user-sc8mj5bb6k]

*_Ah, so you're a man of culture aswell..._*

[@Elcawcaw8004]

“Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are illegal” Litterally everybody that doesn’t live in France : “that sign won’t stop me because I can’t read”

[@johnvanegmond1812]

Je ne suis pas capable de lire le francais!!! hon hon hon

[@Lostouille]

hon hon toi même

[@eggroll_wav]

@@johnvanegmond1812 *Meet the snorting baguette man*

[@johnvanegmond1812]

@@eggroll_wav No puedo leer espanol. Jajaja ;)

[@OreganoParsley]

@@eggroll_wav lmaoo

[@mmhck]

Photographing the Eiffel Tower at night is not illegal at all. Any individual can take photos and share them on social networks. But the situation is different for professionals. The Eiffel Tower’s lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night require prior authorization and may be subject to a fee. Professionals should therefore contact the Eiffel Tower's management company to learn about conditions for using the images depending on the case. - From the official website of eiffel tower.

I actually have a copyright lawyer friend and I asked him about this after watching this video. He said yes the Eiffel Tower lights are copyrighted but that only applies for commercial use only any general public person using it for their own personal purposes is perfectly legal.

[@LOLWHATBRO]

well, you learned nothing from your friend then. because thats exactly what he says in the video :D

[@Moodboard39]

​@@LOLWHATBROyea,he did lol it's copyrighted. Whether he heard from his friend or the video , his point was I copyrighted dummy

[@veobro1456]

My wallpaper is illegal?

[@bluejayechaosenbybirb5865]

I guess so

[@olivebot257]

FAIR USE.... YOU JUST CANT SELL ITTTT

[@jingxuanmah539]

@You Tube lol

[@bensade1808]

@@olivebot257 woosh

[@HBT.]

*FBI OPEN UP*

[@obuma6459]

Long story short, the tower itself's copyright has expired, but the lights that turn on at night were only installed in 1985, so their copyright is still active

[@danaswann639]

Thank you for saving me some time

[@poeticbeauty1654]

Thanks for the direct explanation. I don't have to waste my time watching.

[@Wintersmith12]

If three and a half minutes is a "long story" you must have a rough time making it through the day.

[@obuma6459]

@@Wintersmith12 lad I watched the video

[@questioner1596]

Also, night isn't the restriction, it's whether the lights are on. Sell as many photos as you want of it at night during a power failure.

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Thanks for sharing that interesting bit of information about the Eiffel Tower!

[@loviixe7606]

**Looks at video title** “Oop” **turns off phone to show Lock Screen of the Eiffel Tower picture I took at night**

[@akarion9917]

How to make free money: Step one: Copyright your house Step two: Sue Google maps and google earth for money

[@danielkorladis7869]

you'd have to get the copryright from the original architect

[@benilt1]

@@danielkorladis7869 what if you designed it?

[@gameingenious2317]

Ok ima get some money brb

[@itzhxrry2915]

@@danielkorladis7869 jokes on you my family designed our house lmao

[@danielkorladis7869]

@@itzhxrry2915 nice

[@noblescorpio6495]

Me: takes a picture of the Eiffel Tower in the middle of a solar eclipse.

[@drewgall2026]

Big brēn

[@problem5697]

Big brēn

[@thakkar007ankit]

Copyright is related to lights so technically it's nothing to do with night. If lights are on during solar eclipse it will be still illegal.

[@Ludwig_Perpenhente]

Bloody Brilliant

[@3_ormorecharacters]

well yes but actually no

[@alarmedjustin]

“So what are you in for?” “I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower” *Inmates slowly back away*

[@XianMMD]

I love this video. Thanks for useful information. Very appreciate it.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night and nothing ha- *FBI! OPEN UP!*

[@perinex6905]

LoL

[@jeonjeon_guki1586]

lol

[@todd5548]

why would the fbi, an American government organization, care about a French monument

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

They didn't tell me. I'm sending this message from prison.

[@lori8885]

Lmaoooo

[@vadiks20032]

me: putting my own copyrighted stone on earth all satelites: RIP

[@shantanu6892]

Think if we all do it. 😁😁

[@chicysai]

COPYRIGHTED STONEJJSJSJSJ

[@PPUnknown]

They gotta pay 5 bucks every time they take a photo of that

[@Gussyboy06]

@@PPUnknown Breaking news: google goes bankrupt after paying man billions because of a copyrighted rock

[@user-nu1wp4pw9o]

Gosh, I love this old style of narration. Before Sam and every other creater decided they had to get super and unnaturally animated in order to keep my attention.

[@joeterp5615]

Those laws are nutty. Showing a building in the context of the city it is in should never be a violation of law in my opinion.

[@npsck1802]

I’ve probably broken a begillion laws without realizing it

[@magigold1267]

Næp Sæck same here XD

[@SumD-EGuy]

Næp Sæck I’ve probably broken a begillion laws with realizing it

[@beepboopjaz217]

You fucking rebel 😉

[@duochirkznemesisiv8394]

To make you feel better. Law/rule is made to be broken.

[@marquess2004]

Næp Sæck me too I have used several pictures of the Eiffel Tower during the night in my school projects and one of them was sponsored.

[@haykg]

Bouncer: How tough are ‘ya? Me: I’ve taken photos of the Eiffel Tower. Bouncer: Yeah, so? Me: _at night_ Bouncer: *uh right this way*

[@ilikepigeons6101]

Hayk Ghazaryan 🤣

[@vieuxbal1253]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@cr4zypeopl3]

Every time I see at night, I say it in spongebobs voice

[@squiggymcsquig6170]

The salty spitoon

[@nathanielbean3119]

Sir*

[@timbrown1790]

If you visit Antelope Canyon in Arizona, you're allowed to take photos, but must get permission from the Navajo to use those photos commercially.

[@andribassi8617]

One of the best transitions to name a sponser i've ever watched 😂

[@elijahpepe]

“So, why did you go to prison?” “I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.” “Come with me, sir. We need to create a VIP lounge for you.

[@fleajaee]

elijahpepe VIP lounge? No that dude deserves in solitary confinement

[@muhdshuhairi609]

@@fleajaee Just schedule that guy for execution

[@maryhester5086]

noooooooo he needs a country dedicated to him/her

[@lucasbrunoz]

I never knew buildings were copyrighted!

[@astrolouise6904]

LucasArg more like Landmark but I agree lol

[@TheLuismaBeaTle]

Makes sense if you want to build one identically somewhere else

[@ary7097]

so stupid right, cant believed it

[@haloljt]

the US has more or less the exact same copyright laws as european countries due to the Berne Convention lmao

[@araisannanoda3688]

it's not like we owned the eiffel tower or any landmarks in Europe,so why with these so called copyrights?

[@claraclear5665]

Watched this video after watching a very recent one... I had to watch the newer one at 75% speed just to understand. Its crazy how this is common among several KZbinrs I follow.

[@animatedharvey2378]

This Eiffel Tower at night goes hard feel free to take a picture.

[@chromosoze]

Shouldn't Ratatouille be banned?

[@afaaf857]

😂

[@meghanachauhan9380]

e_e

[@grandhomme4183]

xD

[@kevinnorris6558]

Hold up

[@natianatia351]

Exactly. They use the law to suit them

[@Blizzic]

The way copyright is handled is absolutely ridiculous no matter the country. This is one of the more egregious examples.

[@ohoh6902]

Blizzic *ehm* *cough* *sneeze* *KZbin monetizatio-* *cough*

[@BBAERSTANCE1]

But its not

[@chenaaneastman675]

Eteeee3

[@MC2738]

Blizzic that’s why I live in America.

[@monicat9110]

YOU CANNOT SHOW ANYONE A FRIDGE

[@RedzaMalaysianCrossover]

Photos of Eiffel Tower at night are illegal. Onimusha 3: Welp, we show it

[@davidm5707]

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Well, close. When someone contracts to have a building built, or lights added, they should have a clause in the contract that it can't be copyrighted. A copyright on a building, bite me.

[@safa9408]

sometimes humans are so extra bruh

[@fduranthesee]

yup

[@harriettoh7188]

Safa lol yup

[@xAA7]

Commercial use probably means they'll only go after people making large profits like a music artist. Courts would be flooded if they came after everyone

[@mullenenterprises]

Right on Brody

[@hana-um6do]

Tell me something I don't know.

[@driftwolf]

Um... title is misleading. (like so many are). From the website of the Sociéte d'Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (they run the thing): Is it illegal to photograph the Tower at night? Photographing the Eiffel Tower at night is not illegal at all. Any individual can take photos and share them on social networks. But the situation is different for professionals. The Eiffel Tower’s lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night require prior authorization and may be subject to a fee. Professionals should therefore contact the Eiffel Tower's management company to learn about conditions for using the images depending on the case.

[@k.b.tidwell]

In my view this is exactly what HAI said, or at least the way I understood what he said.

[@driftwolf]

@@k.b.tidwell Title says "Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal". Please read what I wrote. I said "title is misleading". Which it is.

[@Andre-rc9xc]

@@k.b.tidwell No, he said that "a photo taken by night is an illegal replication". And this claim is wrong, because it is not illegal.

[@florianwalter704]

But the lights, which are installed in 1985 are there during daytime as well. It's just not running any current through them.

[@georgyorgy2]

I'm copyrighting the sun

[@machinenkanone9358]

georgyorgy2 sorry I beat you. My agent handled that in 1981.

[@EthanfromEngland-]

georgyorgy2 Are you the architect of the sun?

[@georgyorgy2]

ManiacNine6 then retards will get sued

[@crackedemerald4930]

georgyorgy2 cough cough, solar eclipse... Cough cough i copyrighted the mün and the sky

[@frenchvanilla343]

Machinen Kanone Srry but I beat YOU to it. I copyrighted the sun and all other celestial bodies about 13 billion years ago.

[@pyrodex1123]

2055: Ah yes I can finally post this photo of the Eiffel Tower at night on Instagram

[@mercator79]

Also 2055: What's Instagram?

[@chaosawaits]

Hahahah you fool! You forgot the most amazing invention ever in 2042 that again made it illegal to photograph the tower at day and night!

[@manoskor1979]

@@AggressiveAnimations I'm sure this will not change

[@MrGunsnrosesfan100]

Only if whoever put the lights in died in 1985.

[@MrGunsnrosesfan100]

@77thSOUND unless posting shit on Instagram is your profession

[@grdprojekt]

I sent this video to a friend that's just got to Paris and post her first images there of.. you guess it, Eiffel tower at night.

[@bp3986]

Beautiful segue into your sponsor bit, dude!

[@YOLOTABBXD]

I did a PowerPoint of the eiffel tower 2 years ago and i had a picture of it in the night AND showed it to my class 😂😂😂😂😂 damn it feels good to be a gangster

[@julien4305]

YOLOTABBXD Your teacher and classmates have no idea it is illegal so.......no one cares

[@eggowaffleenterprises4251]

Damn bro ur supa savage

[@eevee1583]

YOLOTABBXD SAVAGE

[@SerenityScratch]

YOLOTABBXD you aren't a "gangster" because you didn't sell that picture of the Eiffel Tower.

[@doggocat4464]

YOLOTABBXD It’s not illegal if you didn’t make money off of it. If you did, wtf school do you go to?

[@MyInstantSearch]

Next thing I'm gonna search now is "Eiffel tower at night" lol

[@sakurauyou749]

My Instant Search There will be a cop banging on your door

[@loud2814]

I mean if he searched it it doesn't mean the photo would be his.

[@lovelybunny8040]

I already did 😂

[@halcastic]

My Instant Search check Sam Kolder channel to Check the Eiffel tower at night

[@bonbonpony]

Well, there's apparently plenty of photos of the Eiffel tower at night. This video is a lie :q

[@LinkD_]

Wait isnt the thumbnail illegal.....?

[@Tazxtehz]

Nope he drawed it maybe

[@gamerguy6495]

Should make a list to travel to the places to see those artistic monuments.

[@manfromnantucket9544]

So basically, because bullshit.

[@nocturno5373]

Yeah pretty much sums it up

[@pimenel]

....Euro-bullshit.

[@ayeegio8258]

Fuck laws

[@SamRandolph]

Yeah, that's not how copyright works at all; reproducing an image of a building is not the same as actually reproducing the building.

[@holyromanempire5153]

"illegal" only Merkel be with those laws.

[@EastSpotter67]

As a french I can assure you that no one ever got in trouble for taking pics of the Eiffel tower at night 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@space6707]

Now you've jinxed it

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

If they kept it themselves it is ok if they put out for tourism then it is illegal

[@tomf3150]

@@lampoilropebombs0640 it's not illegal if you pay for it.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

You are a french?

[@Mii.2.0]

@@lampoilropebombs0640 And it's not illegal if you're not caught.

[@SynchroSk8]

I remember taking a photo of the countdown to the year 2000 on the tower at night and one of my friends mentioned that it was illegal. #MemoryUnlocked

[@jojo_da_poe]

Time to go right outside the police station in Paris at night and take a picture of the Eiffel Tower.

[@matt4239]

A very, very loosely enforced law

[@sertaki]

"Arkansas" obviously.

[@adrian-zx1xm]

Oscar Blanco arc-in-saw

[@eggowaffleenterprises4251]

Just like SPEED LIMITS!

[@ng9275]

M B

[@ng9275]

M B h

[@amazinginformation2024]

2:52 I've never heard such upbeat music while being told about someone's death.

[@deppies]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjXaY1_nKl0b6s

[@redchris4568]

Now you are

[@obcl8569]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MeliceNix]

@@deppies yepp there it is

[@zsideswapper6718]

*Buckingham Palace has announced the death of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburg*

[@91thewatcher23]

The... lights? The lighting? That's a copyrighted work? If I'm in France, can I take a picture of someone else's installed lightbulb and get sued then?

[@mobandz3017]

That was a really smooth way to insert a ad

[@pramsu1]

e

[@jesselindsey9760]

Because God is dead and we killed him.

[@TeraxxRL]

Oooohhh!

[@aryamangurha]

Becuz ali a

[@littlelovegoodanimations9043]

BC the person who invented it is dead.

[@seancappleman8611]

murdered by angry nighttime youtube browsers

[@Jib60]

Hey, I love what you do and have watched all your videos. However as a french lawyer, I have to tell it is incorrect. You mentioned that the French copyright law has never been enforced with regard to the Eiffel tower. There is a reason for that. Basically what you explained is correct. French law prohibits commercial use of a copyrighted work without the author's authorisation. Therefore it is illegal to sell pictures of copyrighted material but there is a massive querk. Indeed the French cour de cassation (France hightest court) made it pretty clear that there are some exceptions. First, this law only applies when the copyrighted work is on the foreground. Thus, the photo of an aerial view of Paris is always perfectly fine since non of the work included are the center of the photo. You could open a shop selling photos of an aerial view of Paris and you'd be fine. The second exception, and the most relevant here is that in order for the law to apply, the copyrighted material has to be the topic of the support it is included in. Therefore a video including a picture of the pyramid of the louvre is fine when if are making a point about copyright law in France because the topic of the video is copyright law and the pyramid is just an illustration. However if your job is to sell photos of the Eiffel tower at night or any other copyrighted work without making any other point than "here is a photo of the monument" you will need the author's authorisation. That's why Shutterstock can't have a photo of the Eiffel tower at night. In fact case law on this topic is almost exclusively about postal cards. One easy test you can use to identify whether or not it is legal to show a monument is to imagine that you have photoshopped it out of your work. Then try to see whether or not your work has lost the essential of its value. In the case of a postal card featuring the Eiffel Tower at night, once you've taken away the monument, the card become worthless. Thus it is illegal. Same goes for stock photos, without the tower, it's just an empty night sky. However, this video is essentially the same with or without the Eiffel tower. It's still a video about copyright law in France. Therefore it is legal. You're not the only one to have made this mistake and last time I checked it was still on Wikipedia. In fact this is quite a fascinating story. I have ( or think I still have ) proofs that the Wikipedia article on this topic was used to write articles on other sites that were later added as sources to original Wikipedia article. This is a mechanism that has been studied or at least I have heard of that. I think you should make a video about it.

[@acidjumps]

Merci!

[@Hodlaz]

Great, insightful comment. To the top!

[@Finalizer804]

merci!

[@danytnt5151]

But then you can claim that the Eiffel Tower appears in the title of the video and thus it is the focus of this video and therefore illegal to show it.

[@Jib60]

danytnt you can claim it, but it won't work since the video is clearly about copyright law.

[@IITheRealGaLaXyII]

Is there a story on how Disney was able to represent Paris in Ratatouille?

[@doctorgg6006]

Their is a telugu movie called oopiri,the second half is shot entirely in france

[@MarkVinewood]

So every time a copyright runs out, a new artist can go and draw a single new line on a painting and that will extend the copyright in their name until 70 years after their death.

[@patrikjansen7831]

I think it is incredibly silly because the lights do exactly follow the lines of the tower. It needed no creativity and just a bunch of electricians who aren't afraid of heights

[@aika7974]

Technicallly yes

[@ki5aok]

@@patrikjansen7831 Does that mean the copyright is extended because a light requires replacement as it may no longer functions? 🤔 I know...sounds absurd, but I wouldn't put anything past the French government.

[@347Jimmy]

This is exactly why Disney keep pumping out remakes of their classic movies, gotta keep the paperwork up to date

[@LOLWHATBRO]

​@@347Jimmythis is not true. the new movies would be considered derivitaves of the original. winnie the pooh for example. they made a live action remake less than 10 years ago yet the copyright still ran out, which allows people to make, for example, a horror movie based in the pooh bear universe. if disney made a winnie the pooh movie today, they cant copyright winnie the pooh again, it'd be a reimagining of something thats in the public domain, just like the creator of the horror movie cant copyright the winnie the pooh characters. they're derivitives of public domain content

[@mememaster9393]

* Goes to france to film the effifel tower at night *

[@TheKartoffel101]

"I only date bad boys" Well I travel to France to make a picture of the eifel tower at night

[@schr4pnel]

"Master"? More like, idk. I don't even know anymore anyway, bye. Have a nice day.

[@morganahowll1940]

FBI OPEN UP

[@theboyntonbuddies]

I went there at night and took a selfie. I didn’t take a picture of it. I took a picture of myself. (Jk I will never go to France)

[@ruthsterner9517]

Meme Master I just went to France and did that exact

[@weirdcakes304]

“It’s illegal to take video of the Effie Tower at night!” Webdriver Torso : o b s e r v e

[@GeekFilter]

“Squarespace, you’ve probably heard their pitch before…“ Perhaps the understatement of the century!

[@nhuthien198]

Well, that's *dark*

[@Moonkiller25]

YEE

[@TheIndogamer]

I wanna be best friends with u.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

I think I just heard a rimshot. (badum tsh) Yep. There it is.

[@soda35160]

How do you have dark text?

[@neonglockz505]

1k likes 6 comments. Ok

[@anabellik]

It's absurd to copyright buildings. Not because they are not artistic works, but because it's impossible to stop people making picutres of them and uploading them, especially in the era when everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket.

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

basically the government want you to be their slaves,the whole modern copyright needs to be changed for the digital age but you people for some reason don't mind it.

[@matchalatte73]

It’s not about taking photos, it’s about if you make money off it. If you took professional photos of the Eiffel Tower to sell them, that’s when it’s an issue. I have photos of the Eiffel Tower at night. As mentioned in the video, it’s okay if it’s for PERSONAL use. So if you’re taking photos because you’re travelling, that’s totally fine!

[@valentinfranco4528]

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[@person749]

It's absolutely idiotic. Something placed in the public space that is impossible to NOT look at it should not be copyrightable.

[@dimitrikemitsky]

For commercial purpose. You can take the pictures, you can show them, you just can't sell them or generate revenue from them.

[@Mr-DNA_]

Something new on my bucket list.

[@ginqus]

Me, who has the eiffel tower wallpaper on my wall at night: *why am I still not in jail*

[@jalmaritammela8642]

Now i feel strongly need to see Eiffel Tower at night.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

static.panoramio.com/photos/large/24641981.jpg *note - usually not blue nor containing a projection of the EU stars

[@MaximusTheChosenOne]

All bs hella videos and pics of the tower... I have some and seeing it in person a night is like magic

[@jalmaritammela8642]

But that's not illegal :(

[@kcwkembm]

Jalmari Tammela Google it dumby

[@HellxAngelz]

Ok just take a pic at night for us.

[@asdfghjklol7438]

Big dude in jail: hey m8 why ya in here man Me: uhm..... I uploaded a Vlog including Eiffel towel at night?.......

[@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai]

Most likely instead you get a big fine. So it's more like you're in court.

[@PV-po6zt]

Sir Francis you must be fun at parties

[@ChaosShake94]

Big dude in jail: Oh wow that's interesting..... now bend over.

[@ThatWunDolphin]

same Big dude in jail: **backs away frightened**

[@RizselBering]

Sir Francis I’ve posted a few or so pics and vids of the Eiffel Tower at night with its lights on. Still not in prison.

[@dancooper7012]

It has been inforced! I spent 30 years in a French prison for sharing a night pic in my now banned book,

[@ananthakrishnanrejith1140]

Most of the people watching the video paused it and did a cyber crime of googling The Eiffel Tower at night😅

[@JoeChalk]

What an ultra smooth transition to the sponsors. I didn't see that coming lol

[@robertogurrola7465]

Ikr I was like when did this stop being about the Eiffel tower

[@die4race]

Yup....and I feel like i've been raped while Sleeping

[@mindblitz6496]

Heck always does it super well

[@Armystuntman]

It's called a good advertisment.

[@onionblaster5150]

"branded content" you'll be seeing a lot more of it on other popular channels, soon.

[@mryorkielover]

Being a little dramatic here.

[@gmgizzy3]

MrYorkieLover Fitness d

[@WoobinTheScrub]

*searches pictures of the Eiffel tower at night*

[@tymusicplug5895]

😂 Hell yeah

[@matheuscoutinho4690]

Tony Stark did it

[@PeterKnagge]

As someone that owns a stage lighting business I can't believe that someone (and a millennial at that) finally gets it. Years of work and expense so some dumb vulture photographer can photograph my art and force me to buy it off them. Lighting rigs can cost more than the venue itself and Lampys are the most dedicated people in the venue even more dedicated than the stage performers themselves and everyone rips us off like some shit godamn charity!

[@terraincognita3749]

Interesting video, thanks! I especially loved the remark that the mini Eiffeltowers being sold by hucksters all over Paris are actually legal. I would not have expected that!

[@hillaryclinton2415]

When photographing some thing is outlawed, only outlaws will have cameras

[@frenchvanilla343]

Large Prison Dude: So what u here 4 man? Me: I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night... Large Prison Dude: *SHRIEKS LIKE A LITTLE GIRL AND RUNS AWAY IN FEAR AND TERROR*

[@LunasaHaniyaMeme]

Large dude: *comes back with a giant bread loaf shield for the rest of his life*

[@ciifer.creatives]

TheMysteryMan Lol your profile pic is an incognito symbol

[@frenchvanilla343]

GangPupper Shhh it enhances the mystery effect 😂

[@its_celestial]

U so gangsta bro

[@bharatsmelloffaeces2278]

What is the ethnicity of said large prison dude?

[@Alltimeboxing]

I'm french and never heard of this. Eiffel tower is filmed and photographed every day and every night by thousands of ppl/tourists. Plus with all the crime, the terrorism, and considering how full prisons are and how busy cops are.... there are approximately 0.00000001 chance to get in trouble for that. Only thing you risk doing that at night is being attacked by thugs for your camera.

[@JV-rl4gt]

Alltimeboxing enfin quelqu'un avec un cerveau ptn mercii 😂😂

[@colesilva7732]

You’re aloud to take pictures of it, the title is a bit of clickbait. It’s illegal to use those pictures for commercial use

[@kamotetops1572]

Alltimeboxing, thanks for the heads-up for the muggers but no thanks for ruining the "Perfect" Paris for me. lol

[@hlh08]

you sir are a racist

[@Malik-of9wv]

Alltimeboxing you didn’t know lol? But yeah your right the chance is low that you’ll get in trouble for that but most people who take pics are mostly for private use. I’m sure it would be different if a Huge company took a photo without a license

[@cheeseman6833]

Imagine copyrighting light Eiffel tower: wanna bet?

[@Hecker-mj7po]

These copyright laws are getting out of hand 💀.

[@youthinkyouknowme9362]

Let's be honest, this is fuckin ridiculous

[@juanin200]

So everything related to France is

[@johnnyboy2165]

AsLongAs I'mHappy fucken*

[@turdferguson2125]

Humanity is ridiculous

[@chrisdeforce1]

Different countries have different laws so this video makes no sense

[@koloth5139]

The only part that is ridiculous is the 70+ years. Any creator will want their copyright to be honored as that is how you make money off the work. But frankly if I were to write a book I would be rather annoyed that my son and grandchildren are making money off it long after my death. They can go earn their own damn fortune. But of course this is partly Disney's fault as they didn't want to lose Mickey to public domain.

[@theultimatesharpshooter6734]

Thanks for shedding some *light* on the law

[@Siko7000]

I like how when i googled eiffel tower literally the 4th photo was at night

[@adam2084]

MrBeast just did a night video at the tower last week.

[@theAuthentik]

never heard of that, but great video!

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

Authentik i agree

[@zykrozy2441]

Authentik k

[@craftykid1015]

Authentik

[@Poseidon2Olympus]

Authentik me either

[@Poseidon2Olympus]

Alana Mitchell stop

[@mr.h1083]

So does that mean my home is a piece of art and I can sue someone for taking a picture of it and using it for commercial use?

[@yan87433]

Paul Gibson well the person who designed it could

[@ahalty0710]

Yea because someone put my house on sale with photos outside of the house and I said to that guy to delete it and guess what he did it.So it is posible you need some privacy you know=)

[@erikolson5465]

HOLY SHIT my dad built our house and designed it so we could sue ppl

[@aryamangurha]

Only if u suit ur home as a copyrighted *not* piece of artwork…?

[@zurainshah2035]

@@erikolson5465 sueing goals. 😂😂

[@marianightkittty5774]

Is it illegal to search for Pictures of Pisa standing straight up?

[@jerry2357]

But if I'm not in France, and publish pictures in, say, Britain, and not France, how is this breaking copyright? British copyright laws apply in Britain.

[@Jennns96]

In Paris you can buy a postcard with the Eiffel tower at night

[@grpapajim]

you can also do it if you pay the copyright fee i guess..

[@MarcoPolo-vr6wo]

Not used for commercial use...

[@khymaaren]

+Mark McDowell Um, then how do you obtain one of those postcards?

[@user-ri6lx3oy8e]

Because France

[@TheMusicalKnokcers]

Jennifer G Bielsa do you think that everything sold in relation with the eiffel tower is under control of law ? =/ Ask the migrant selling keyrings under it that are working illegally.

[@JavedAli-ci2kn]

My current wallpaper is Eiffel Tower at night,THUG LIFE. B|

[@Karim-.]

Javed Ali lol

[@MuskaanSinha]

Javed Ali using it commercially? No? Thug life popatate! 😂

[@myguy6762]

FBI: stay right where you are

[@asiam8615]

+Jappie1112 XD

[@warbreakr]

the police are on their way

[@robfriedrich2822]

Comparable with a song, that is free as long nobody sings "Happy Birthday"

[@ronblack7870]

so wouldn't infringing just result in paying money? you get sued for copyright infringement and if successful you pay a fine not go to jail. has anyone gone to jail for copyright infringement?