EU Copyright Reform May Wipe Thousands of Building Images from Wikipedia

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The European parliament will vote today on an amendment to the EU’s copyright rules, which if passed would restrict Freedom of Panorama throughout the EU. This could result in thousands of building images being deleted from Wikipedia, and put restrictions on which photos people can upload and share online.

Freedom of Panorama is an exception to copyright rules, allowing photographs of public spaces and buildings to be used without restriction, while protecting the rights of the architect or artist. Currently some countries in the EU have full Freedom of Panorama, while other countries have it in place only for buildings or only for non-commercial uses -- or not in place at all.

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Cite: Eric Oh. "EU Copyright Reform May Wipe Thousands of Building Images from Wikipedia" 09 Jul 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/769892/eu-copyright-reform-may-wipe-thousands-of-building-images-from-wikipedia> ISSN 0719-8884

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