Opera House, Dawn

Crazy info: I tried to add this great picture to my portfolio over on iStockPhoto. They rejected it, telling me that Sydney Opera House asserts copyright to all images of the Opera House.

Update: As documented on my blog I've entered this in their photo contest to get some visibility for the issue, please vote it up before July 30, 2008.

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Mike Bowler says:

Great shot
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Glynn Foster says:

Very nice picture Simon :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Sobi Mask says:

what's the beautiful picture...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

RedMonk Red says:

that's insane
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

ghaff says:

Love the colors. I rarely seem to get pictures at dawn myself :-)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

man_with_beard says:

duly voted—good call

or possibly a good bluff: I never checked up on it ;)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

netdance says:

Sorry Simon, but the Opera House is not alone. It's a pesky problem for photographers in general - many modern buildings assert ownership of their architectural image.

One other notable structure that asserts bizarre copyright ownership is the Eiffel Tower - but only when lit at night. It's old enough that they couldn't assert rights for it in the day :-P

Wonderful photo.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

webmink says:

@netdance: It's actually a different case, as I understand it. The Eiffel Tower is displaying an artwork on its surface and the artist asserts copyright, probably correctly. It's OK to take photos of the tower when the lights aren't flickering (several times each hour, see below for example) and as you say it's also OK in the day time.

Personally I think the artist should be more flexible but I can understand the position much more and was willing to wait for a gap in the lightshow to take my photo.

By contrast, SOH assert trademark rights and despite no indication that any such rights are being breached by my photograph or any other like it, have put in place a policy that results in stock services declining submissions rather than risking litigation. This is not guesswork on my part - SOH actually asserted their claims in a comment on my blog. A local expert suggests their claims may not have a lot of merit but I'm advised that proving that in court would likely be expensive.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

anindha says:

Great photo! Where was this taken from?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

webmink says:

From a room in the Four Seasons hotel.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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