Pictures from the top of the tower are permissible and are not protected by any law. 11:09 AM So you’re in Paris, and of course, you want to go check out the spectacular light show put on each and every night at the Eiffel Tower. So, for the next decade, photographing the illuminated tower will remain outlawed. The lights were installed in 1985 by Pierre Bideau, who is still alive. The Tower opened to the public the same day as the Worlds Fair, on May 15, 1889. Under European Union law, copyright expires 70 years after the author's death. First called the 300-meter Tower, it soon took the name of the man who built it, Gustave Eiffel. And in modern creativity this image does not cease to be relevant: in 2017, the single 'Voyage' by the 'Leningrad' group was released. However, the French courts have not punished anyone over this law, so you probably should not be scared. Famous artists using the image of the Eiffel Tower in their drawings include Seurat, Signac, Chagall, Delaunay among the writers who mentioned her in their works are Apollinaire, Cocteau, Maupassant. Photos posted on social networks can be considered dissemination and therefore a violation of the law. According to European copyright laws, distributing photos of protected works is illegal. This means whoever will be photographing the Eiffel tower at night must obtain permission from SETE. The reasoning is bound up in weird copyright laws. Or, to be realistic, you cant take photos of the tower at night and use them for commercial purposes. All those wonderful Instagram pics and Facebook albums that we’ve seen all these days irritating the hell out of us, with the beautifully lit Eiffel Tower at night, under the stars are all illegal. The use of images is costly and the price depends on the purpose, media plan, etc. Did you know that it is illegal to photograph the Eiffel Tower at night Taking pictures of the Paris landmark is perfectly fine during the day, but not at night. Use of Eiffel tower images at night must be subject to authorization by SETE.
The official website of the association states: ?The numerous Eiffel Tower lighting (golden light, glitter, radiation and event lighting) are protected by law. The problems start as soon as the sun goes down and the lights turn on.Īpparently, photographing the tower at night consists in copyright infringement.Īccording to Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), which manages the tower, the lights are artistic. If you photographed the Eiffel tower at night, you may have violated the law.ĭuring the day, you can take photos as you please.
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