[Foundation-l] Bridgeman v. Corel worldwide for Wikimedia Commons - yes or no?

Thu Aug 21 18:29:51 UTC 2008

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teun spaans wrote:
> While on holiday in Italy i took some pix of plants in a botanical garden.
> There was no admittance fee, it was publicly accessible.
> 
> Can i upload the pix of the plants I took there, or does the owner of the
> botanical garden has some form of ownership?

This is not to say that the botanical garden doesn't claim restriction
on the use of images taken within its walls (in my experience,
non-commercial clauses are the norm).  In fact, such restrictions are
quite commonplace for botanical gardens, zoological parks, and many
other facilities.  This should not be mistaken for a claim of copyright;
and at most they might do is deny you access to their property in the
future.

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