Photos of Gov Buildings/Monuments question

swcolleen

Hi. I am sorry if this is a silly question, and I think I know the answer but I have had a hard time locating something that tells me for sure.

I tried to do a search here and was unsuccessful (maybe I didn't search the correct words or something) But my question is....

Can I legally sell photos I have taken of monuments and governments buildings such as Capitol Building, Washington Monument, etc?

I am considering participating in a local craft fair and as I go through my photos (mostly nature shots) I wondered if I could include my DC photos as well.

Thanks!

RogersDA

swcolleen wrote:

Hi. I am sorry if this is a silly question, and I think I know the answer but I have had a hard time locating something that tells me for sure.

I tried to do a search here and was unsuccessful (maybe I didn't search the correct words or something) But my question is....

Can I legally sell photos I have taken of monuments and governments buildings such as Capitol Building, Washington Monument, etc?

I am considering participating in a local craft fair and as I go through my photos (mostly nature shots) I wondered if I could include my DC photos as well.

Thanks!

You can sell all you want.

swcolleen

RogersDA wrote:

You can sell all you want.

Thanks. That was what I thought but I just needed to hear it from someone else:)

RogersDA

swcolleen wrote:

Thanks. That was what I thought but I just needed to hear it from someone else:)

Read through Dan Heller's excellent articles on releases. Note the difference between commericial use; e.g., advertising, as opposed to simply selling a photo.

swcolleen

RogersDA wrote:

Read through Dan Heller's excellent articles on releases. Note the difference between commericial use; e.g., advertising, as opposed to simply selling a photo.

Thanks for the link. Going to go check it out. I used to have a good book but I couldn't find it! Thank you!!!

Angelo

RogersDA wrote:

You can sell all you want.

Angelo

RogersDA wrote:

Read through Dan Heller's excellent articles on releases. Note the difference between commericial use; e.g., advertising, as opposed to simply selling a photo.

not sure this is an issue with govenment buildings which are "public" by default

RogersDA

Angelo wrote:

not sure this is an issue with govenment buildings which are "public" by default

...but she also said "monuments" which may or may not be government owned. Also, Dan's link discusses some relevant issues with regard to photos of buildings. I wanted to bring that to her attention, too.

Angelo

RogersDA wrote:

...but she also said "monuments" which may or may not be government owned. Also, Dan's link discusses some relevant issues with regard to photos of buildings. I wanted to bring that to her attention, too.