Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

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  • @halfasinteresting
    @halfasinteresting  6 ปีที่แล้ว +32137

    To clarify, just because you can find an image on Google doesn't mean it's legal. This law is very loosly enforced but still is a law.

    • @vegard3301
      @vegard3301 6 ปีที่แล้ว +458

      Half as Interesting Lol
      They probably care so much

    • @calistawaluja3070
      @calistawaluja3070 6 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      Half as Interesting
      #46 trending in singapore
      *clap clap clap*

    • @jennysandoval587
      @jennysandoval587 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Half as Interesting That's not necessarily the reason. In copyright there are two kinds of rights when it comes to a creation: commercial and moral (names in English may vary, since it's not my first language). The commercial right is the one you use to earn money out of your creation (you can allow people to use it with your permission) and the moral, is to give you credit (you can't give it to someone else). Therefore I think the people who has the commercial right of the design gave the photographer permission to take the picture of the tower at night.

    • @daltonbedore8396
      @daltonbedore8396 6 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      looks like my instagram is illegal in france

    • @soobinsbff1103
      @soobinsbff1103 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Half as Interesting i have a question but i dont know if you have mentioned it or not heres my question: Is it legal to take a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night for personal use not commercial? If yes is it legal if I show my friends and people the Eiffel Tower at night? *PLS ANSWER*

  • @girishkanth7770
    @girishkanth7770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6738

    Prisoner 1: "I robbed a bank"
    Prisoner 2: "I killed a guy"
    Prisoner 3:"I took pictures of the Eiffel Tower at night."

    • @kylerivera3470
      @kylerivera3470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Prisoner 4: "Hand"

    •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's some real sh*t
      He is the toughest guy in court

    • @Xanxanaxa
      @Xanxanaxa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Prisoner 4 : wow I destroyed a nokia *with my bare habds*

    • @stillplana
      @stillplana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Everyone else: *shrieks, gasps, and whispers*

    • @sharkjirachan7653
      @sharkjirachan7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Xanxanaxa omg how is that possible

  • @hshdhsjgjsjjfjs
    @hshdhsjgjsjjfjs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15644

    Me : what are you in for?
    Inmate : murdering 2 people what about you
    Me : taking pictures of Eiffel tower

    • @ilikepigeons6101
      @ilikepigeons6101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Haser xD

    • @PerStenback
      @PerStenback 4 ปีที่แล้ว +450

      Inmate moves to the far corner :D

    • @nytrex_yt7417
      @nytrex_yt7417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +344

      Inmate: *Hes to dangerous to be alive*

    • @Oliver-cg5ud
      @Oliver-cg5ud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I know this is a joke, but for people who don't know you would jsut be fined

    • @nytrex_yt7417
      @nytrex_yt7417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Oliver Revillo OmG iTs A jOkE r/WoOOsH
      Yes this reply is a joke

  • @vedantkale1163
    @vedantkale1163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +919

    This is why people hate copyrights. They started out as a very useful measure for intangible assets but then people abused them and have made a complete mockery out of them.

    • @zwojack7285
      @zwojack7285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      *Insert CGP Grey video*

    • @ace74909
      @ace74909 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Let's go to China then. They have all sorts of weird knock offs and nobody really does anything

    • @Fabulousviccen
      @Fabulousviccen ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@ace74909 I don’t think they meant it this way. If it’s a public building we should be able to take pictures of it day or night and even if the lights were installed recently those laws should apply since it’s on a public building. Building the same architecture should be where the copyright starts and ends.

    • @sylvrwolflol
      @sylvrwolflol ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The law, as a universal rule, does not follow reason.
      Reason makes the law, then the law is immediately twisted and abused to the exact letter.

    • @wobblestone3148
      @wobblestone3148 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ace74909 this

  • @BenLambert85
    @BenLambert85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Lawyer here. You don’t go to jail for copyright infringement. You also don’t go to jail - or get sued - for sharing your holiday photos, it’s only commercial use (sales, advertising etc)

    • @markyaworski4358
      @markyaworski4358 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is a guy who went to jail for violating Microsoft's copyright on Windows.

    • @anujbahukhandi3266
      @anujbahukhandi3266 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@markyaworski4358 you are right, typically you won't go to jail in most jurisdictions unless they can prove significant financial gain, such as typically seen in software piracy and resultant theft.

    • @markyaworski4358
      @markyaworski4358 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@anujbahukhandi3266 Oddly, the guy I mentioned did not gain financially. He made copies of a disk that Microsoft gave away for free and gave them away.

    • @Swistak000
      @Swistak000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what about fair use? this video is educational and a documentary

  • @es5195
    @es5195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21659

    Me: Looks at this video
    Also me: *looks at my profile pic*

    • @samuelwalker4304
      @samuelwalker4304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2931

      YOU GOD

    • @PPUnknown
      @PPUnknown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2595

      YOU WHAT

    • @addust
      @addust 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1171

      change your profile picture

    • @jude444
      @jude444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2865

      France: 🏃‍♂️SIR,
      we have been trying to reach you about your expired car warranty.

    • @vampirethespiderbatgod9740
      @vampirethespiderbatgod9740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

      It's not "illegal". It's legal to take pictures or videos. But it's ILLEGAL to sell them to a third party. GET IT?

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13905

    I feel like a cybercriminal now after Googling photos of The Eiffel Tower at night.

    • @jofx4051
      @jofx4051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Hi Some Guys

    • @jofx4051
      @jofx4051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      What is strange about it is actually Eiffel tower is not copyrighted but actually the light installment itself in this case; the reason why you can take photo of it during day and there is no problem about it and it is ridiculous actually

    • @chickentail7108
      @chickentail7108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jofx mood

    • @vivekix
      @vivekix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Personal use is ok. Commercial is illegal

    • @vivekix
      @vivekix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@jofx4051 during the day, the lights are not on

  • @faby6515
    @faby6515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    "It's illegal to create a replica of the Eiffel tower at night"
    Have you ever watched Ratatouille? You know, that scene where Remi goes up?

    • @fabioalvescorrea
      @fabioalvescorrea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Maybe Pixar got the necessary authorization from the Eiffel Tower lights creators.

    • @carlosr5485
      @carlosr5485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It wasn't real it was animated so I'm sure it had something to do with that

    • @jacobsmith4428
      @jacobsmith4428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's the lights that are copyrighted, not the structure itself. As long as they can't verifiably prove those are the same lights, that's all clear.

    • @faby6515
      @faby6515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacobsmith4428 I dunno, sounds unrealistic saying:"not the same lights" cause they clearly specify that's Paris, what else could that be? On the other hand, I find extremely illegal what they did(IF they didn't pay to make the scene), cause they used Eiffel tower image to specificaly COMERCIAL USES, wich is explained in the video that THAT is, indeed, against copyright

    • @vbscript2
      @vbscript2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's quite prominently featured in Disney's Soarin' ride, as well (at least in Shanghai and Orlando, not sure about the other parks.) Disney presumably got a license for it.

  • @kateshelton9352
    @kateshelton9352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Is no one else dying at the random google review about it being too windy? 😂💀 The way he said it so nonchalantly killed me

    • @cokesquirrel
      @cokesquirrel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know

  • @obuma6459
    @obuma6459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4531

    Long story short, the tower itself's copyright has expired, but the lights that turn on at night were only installed in 1985, so their copyright is still active

    • @danaswann639
      @danaswann639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      Thank you for saving me some time

    • @poeticbeauty1654
      @poeticbeauty1654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Thanks for the direct explanation. I don't have to waste my time watching.

    • @Wintersmith12
      @Wintersmith12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      If three and a half minutes is a "long story" you must have a rough time making it through the day.

    • @obuma6459
      @obuma6459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@Wintersmith12 lad I watched the video

    • @questioner1596
      @questioner1596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Also, night isn't the restriction, it's whether the lights are on. Sell as many photos as you want of it at night during a power failure.

  • @yuujistingray2668
    @yuujistingray2668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1694

    And this is why aliens won't talk to us.

    • @abdullahiqbal1110
      @abdullahiqbal1110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yuuji Sherman aliens didn't even visit us

    • @gabbym1111
      @gabbym1111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yuuji Sherman
      They’ve been talking to us

    • @minetrollerd118
      @minetrollerd118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ARE EARTH IS F*CKING ZERO GRAVITY!

    • @mr.meeseeks6549
      @mr.meeseeks6549 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yuuji Sherman lmao an old classic meme

    • @Rio_Monique
      @Rio_Monique 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @robertmoore6149
    @robertmoore6149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It isn't taking a pic of the tower at night that's illegal. It's taking a pic of the lights working and using that pic for commercial use, without compensating the artist, that's illegal.

  • @skeggs
    @skeggs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dang, that transition at 02:23 was pretty smooth. Props to the boyscout!

  • @akarion9917
    @akarion9917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8970

    How to make free money:
    Step one: Copyright your house
    Step two: Sue Google maps and google earth for money

    • @danielkorladis7869
      @danielkorladis7869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +420

      you'd have to get the copryright from the original architect

    • @benilt1
      @benilt1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +896

      @@danielkorladis7869 what if you designed it?

    • @gameingenious2317
      @gameingenious2317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +278

      Ok ima get some money brb

    • @itzhxrry2915
      @itzhxrry2915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +568

      @@danielkorladis7869 jokes on you my family designed our house lmao

    • @danielkorladis7869
      @danielkorladis7869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@itzhxrry2915 nice

  • @valiant__holland8910
    @valiant__holland8910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3652

    Girl:i only like bad boys
    Me:I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower
    Girl:And?
    Me:At night...

  • @Kingofshmoeland82
    @Kingofshmoeland82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    this is a great illustration as to why humanity is doomed!

  • @mmhck
    @mmhck ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Photographing the Eiffel Tower at night is not illegal at all. Any individual can take photos and share them on social networks.
    But the situation is different for professionals. The Eiffel Tower’s lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night require prior authorization and may be subject to a fee. Professionals should therefore contact the Eiffel Tower's management company to learn about conditions for using the images depending on the case. - From the official website of eiffel tower.

  • @SkaTuneNetwork
    @SkaTuneNetwork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5699

    i love how tame this video is and how increasingly unhinged this channel has gotten over the years

    • @TheHy6xD
      @TheHy6xD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      and the voice is serious

    • @michaelj.beglinjr.2804
      @michaelj.beglinjr.2804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Unhinged sells, and sells well to certain types of people.

    • @XanderL
      @XanderL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Tame? A kiddy version of the navy seal copypasta scrolls down the screen within the first minute.

    • @cheboyard
      @cheboyard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Back when it used to be a spiritual successor to That Wikipedia List

    • @beardolikeswrestling
      @beardolikeswrestling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I always like when I see channels I like commenting on other channels I like

  • @UnPhayzable
    @UnPhayzable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17240

    "Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are ya?"
    "I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower."
    "So?"
    " *At night.* "
    "Oh shit come on in."

    • @rudhek8074
      @rudhek8074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +215

      +UnPhayzable - Hahahahahahahaha, Nice Reference!

    • @MeltTheUniverse
      @MeltTheUniverse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      nice xD

    • @Drogas3653
      @Drogas3653 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Milky watch ur mouth bitch, black people dont watch this shit, so i KNOW ur not supposed to be using the N word

    • @bradyjames6511
      @bradyjames6511 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      This is the best comment I've ever seen.

    • @ItsDunk
      @ItsDunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Smell my feet bruh Im black

  • @golfboy83
    @golfboy83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I visited France on a school trip in 2000, and they had a sign on the Eifel Tower that said Ans2000. I always thought it made my pictures kind of look tacky, but now I think it's cool.

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now they have signs on it promoting businesses who buy advertising time on those signs. Typical milking of their cash cow overrated tourist trap

  •  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I actually have a copyright lawyer friend and I asked him about this after watching this video. He said yes the Eiffel Tower lights are copyrighted but that only applies for commercial use only any general public person using it for their own personal purposes is perfectly legal.

    • @LOLWHATBRO
      @LOLWHATBRO 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      well, you learned nothing from your friend then. because thats exactly what he says in the video :D

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@LOLWHATBROyea,he did lol it's copyrighted. Whether he heard from his friend or the video , his point was I copyrighted dummy

  • @veobro1456
    @veobro1456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2657

    My wallpaper is illegal?

  • @roshanm1736
    @roshanm1736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2369

    Jail:
    Big scary guy: “What are you in here for?”
    Me: “Oh, taking a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.”
    Big scary guy: *Backs away*

    • @yes6942
      @yes6942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Big scary black guy*

    • @kaylaspragis3148
      @kaylaspragis3148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmao

    • @OlviMasta77
      @OlviMasta77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rofl

    • @sophiatoribio2246
      @sophiatoribio2246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA LOL!

    • @user-sc8mj5bb6k
      @user-sc8mj5bb6k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      *_Ah, so you're a man of culture aswell..._*

  • @timbrown1790
    @timbrown1790 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you visit Antelope Canyon in Arizona, you're allowed to take photos, but must get permission from the Navajo to use those photos commercially.

  • @user-nu1wp4pw9o
    @user-nu1wp4pw9o 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gosh, I love this old style of narration. Before Sam and every other creater decided they had to get super and unnaturally animated in order to keep my attention.

  • @Elcawcaw8004
    @Elcawcaw8004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2864

    “Photos of the Eiffel Tower at night are illegal”
    Litterally everybody that doesn’t live in France : “that sign won’t stop me because I can’t read”

    • @johnvanegmond1812
      @johnvanegmond1812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Je ne suis pas capable de lire le francais!!! hon hon hon

    • @Lostouille
      @Lostouille 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      hon hon toi même

    • @eggroll_wav
      @eggroll_wav 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@johnvanegmond1812 *Meet the snorting baguette man*

    • @johnvanegmond1812
      @johnvanegmond1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@eggroll_wav No puedo leer espanol. Jajaja ;)

    • @OreganoParsley
      @OreganoParsley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eggroll_wav lmaoo

  • @npsck1802
    @npsck1802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5512

    I’ve probably broken a begillion laws without realizing it

    • @magigold1267
      @magigold1267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Næp Sæck same here XD

    • @SumD-EGuy
      @SumD-EGuy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Næp Sæck I’ve probably broken a begillion laws with realizing it

    • @beepboopjaz217
      @beepboopjaz217 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You fucking rebel 😉

    • @duochirkznemesisiv8394
      @duochirkznemesisiv8394 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      To make you feel better. Law/rule is made to be broken.

    • @marquess2004
      @marquess2004 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Næp Sæck me too I have used several pictures of the Eiffel Tower during the night in my school projects and one of them was sponsored.

  • @joeterp5615
    @joeterp5615 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those laws are nutty. Showing a building in the context of the city it is in should never be a violation of law in my opinion.

  • @davidm5707
    @davidm5707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Well, close.
    When someone contracts to have a building built, or lights added, they should have a clause in the contract that it can't be copyrighted. A copyright on a building, bite me.

  • @noblescorpio6495
    @noblescorpio6495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2218

    Me: takes a picture of the Eiffel Tower in the middle of a solar eclipse.

    • @drewgall2026
      @drewgall2026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Big brēn

    • @problem5697
      @problem5697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Big brēn

    • @thakkar007ankit
      @thakkar007ankit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      Copyright is related to lights so technically it's nothing to do with night.
      If lights are on during solar eclipse it will be still illegal.

    • @Ludwig_Perpenhente
      @Ludwig_Perpenhente 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Bloody Brilliant

    • @3_ormorecharacters
      @3_ormorecharacters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      well yes but actually no

  • @elijahpepe
    @elijahpepe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1587

    “So, why did you go to prison?”
    “I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night.”
    “Come with me, sir. We need to create a VIP lounge for you.

    • @fleajaee
      @fleajaee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      elijahpepe VIP lounge? No that dude deserves in solitary confinement

    • @muhdshuhairi609
      @muhdshuhairi609 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@fleajaee
      Just schedule that guy for execution

    • @maryhester5086
      @maryhester5086 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      noooooooo he needs a country dedicated to him/her

  • @alarmedjustin
    @alarmedjustin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “So what are you in for?” “I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower” *Inmates slowly back away*

  • @EnglishLearnersHere
    @EnglishLearnersHere 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing that interesting bit of information about the Eiffel Tower!

  • @vadiks20032
    @vadiks20032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    me: putting my own copyrighted stone on earth
    all satelites: RIP

    • @shantanu6892
      @shantanu6892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Think if we all do it.
      😁😁

    • @chicysai
      @chicysai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      COPYRIGHTED STONEJJSJSJSJ

    • @PPUnknown
      @PPUnknown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They gotta pay 5 bucks every time they take a photo of that

    • @Gussyboy06
      @Gussyboy06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PPUnknown
      Breaking news: google goes bankrupt after paying man billions because of a copyrighted rock

  • @Blizzic
    @Blizzic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1959

    The way copyright is handled is absolutely ridiculous no matter the country. This is one of the more egregious examples.

    • @ohoh6902
      @ohoh6902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Blizzic *ehm* *cough* *sneeze* *TH-cam monetizatio-* *cough*

    • @BBAERSTANCE1
      @BBAERSTANCE1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But its not

    • @chenaaneastman675
      @chenaaneastman675 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eteeee3

    • @MC2738
      @MC2738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blizzic that’s why I live in America.

    • @monicat9110
      @monicat9110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YOU CANNOT SHOW ANYONE A FRIDGE

  • @animatedharvey2378
    @animatedharvey2378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Eiffel Tower at night goes hard feel free to take a picture.

  • @claraclear5665
    @claraclear5665 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watched this video after watching a very recent one... I had to watch the newer one at 75% speed just to understand. Its crazy how this is common among several TH-camrs I follow.

  • @lucasbrunoz
    @lucasbrunoz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4723

    I never knew buildings were copyrighted!

    • @astrolouise6904
      @astrolouise6904 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LucasArg more like Landmark but I agree lol

    • @TheLuismaBeaTle
      @TheLuismaBeaTle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Makes sense if you want to build one identically somewhere else

    • @ary7097
      @ary7097 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      so stupid right, cant believed it

    • @haloljt
      @haloljt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      the US has more or less the exact same copyright laws as european countries due to the Berne Convention lmao

    • @araisannanoda3688
      @araisannanoda3688 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's not like we owned the eiffel tower or any landmarks in Europe,so why with these so called copyrights?

  • @EastSpotter67
    @EastSpotter67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4427

    As a french I can assure you that no one ever got in trouble for taking pics of the Eiffel tower at night 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @space6707
      @space6707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      Now you've jinxed it

    • @lampoilropebombs0640
      @lampoilropebombs0640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

      If they kept it themselves it is ok if they put out for tourism then it is illegal

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@lampoilropebombs0640 it's not illegal if you pay for it.

    • @sebastianelytron8450
      @sebastianelytron8450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      You are a french?

    • @Mii.2.0
      @Mii.2.0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      @@lampoilropebombs0640 And it's not illegal if you're not caught.

  • @gamerguy6495
    @gamerguy6495 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should make a list to travel to the places to see those artistic monuments.

  • @loviixe7606
    @loviixe7606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    **Looks at video title**
    “Oop”
    **turns off phone to show Lock Screen of the Eiffel Tower picture I took at night**

  • @youthinkyouknowme9362
    @youthinkyouknowme9362 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1262

    Let's be honest, this is fuckin ridiculous

    • @juanin200
      @juanin200 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      So everything related to France is

    • @johnnyboy2165
      @johnnyboy2165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AsLongAs I'mHappy fucken*

    • @turdferguson2125
      @turdferguson2125 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Humanity is ridiculous

    • @chrisdeforce1
      @chrisdeforce1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Different countries have different laws so this video makes no sense

    • @koloth5139
      @koloth5139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The only part that is ridiculous is the 70+ years. Any creator will want their copyright to be honored as that is how you make money off the work. But frankly if I were to write a book I would be rather annoyed that my son and grandchildren are making money off it long after my death. They can go earn their own damn fortune. But of course this is partly Disney's fault as they didn't want to lose Mickey to public domain.

  • @florianwalter704
    @florianwalter704 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    But the lights, which are installed in 1985 are there during daytime as well. It's just not running any current through them.

  • @mobandz3017
    @mobandz3017 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a really smooth way to insert a ad

  • @YOLOTABBXD
    @YOLOTABBXD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2587

    I did a PowerPoint of the eiffel tower 2 years ago and i had a picture of it in the night AND showed it to my class 😂😂😂😂😂 damn it feels good to be a gangster

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      YOLOTABBXD Your teacher and classmates have no idea it is illegal so.......no one cares

    • @eggowaffleenterprises4251
      @eggowaffleenterprises4251 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Damn bro ur supa savage

    • @eevee1583
      @eevee1583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      YOLOTABBXD SAVAGE

    • @SerenityScratch
      @SerenityScratch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      YOLOTABBXD you aren't a "gangster" because you didn't sell that picture of the Eiffel Tower.

    • @doggocat4464
      @doggocat4464 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      YOLOTABBXD
      It’s not illegal if you didn’t make money off of it. If you did, wtf school do you go to?

  • @safa9408
    @safa9408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2310

    sometimes humans are so extra bruh

    • @fduranthesee
      @fduranthesee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yup

    • @harriettoh7188
      @harriettoh7188 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Safa lol yup

    • @xAA7
      @xAA7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Commercial use probably means they'll only go after people making large profits like a music artist. Courts would be flooded if they came after everyone

    • @mullenenterprises
      @mullenenterprises 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right on Brody

    • @hana-um6do
      @hana-um6do 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tell me something I don't know.

  • @91thewatcher23
    @91thewatcher23 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The... lights? The lighting? That's a copyrighted work? If I'm in France, can I take a picture of someone else's installed lightbulb and get sued then?

  • @Hecker-mj7po
    @Hecker-mj7po 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    These copyright laws are getting out of hand 💀.

  • @haykg
    @haykg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5201

    Bouncer: How tough are ‘ya?
    Me: I’ve taken photos of the Eiffel Tower.
    Bouncer: Yeah, so?
    Me: _at night_
    Bouncer: *uh right this way*

  • @pyrodex1123
    @pyrodex1123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +849

    2055: Ah yes I can finally post this photo of the Eiffel Tower at night on Instagram

    • @mercator79
      @mercator79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Also 2055: What's Instagram?

    • @chaosawaits
      @chaosawaits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Hahahah you fool! You forgot the most amazing invention ever in 2042 that again made it illegal to photograph the tower at day and night!

    • @manoskor1979
      @manoskor1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AggressiveAnimations I'm sure this will not change

    • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
      @MrGunsnrosesfan100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Only if whoever put the lights in died in 1985.

    • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
      @MrGunsnrosesfan100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @77thSOUND unless posting shit on Instagram is your profession

  • @SynchroSk8
    @SynchroSk8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember taking a photo of the countdown to the year 2000 on the tower at night and one of my friends mentioned that it was illegal. #MemoryUnlocked

  • @andribassi8617
    @andribassi8617 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best transitions to name a sponser i've ever watched 😂

  • @MyInstantSearch
    @MyInstantSearch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2640

    Next thing I'm gonna search now is "Eiffel tower at night" lol

    • @sakurauyou749
      @sakurauyou749 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      My Instant Search There will be a cop banging on your door

    • @loud2814
      @loud2814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I mean if he searched it it doesn't mean the photo would be his.

    • @lovelybunny8040
      @lovelybunny8040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I already did 😂

    • @halcastic
      @halcastic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Instant Search check Sam Kolder channel to Check the Eiffel tower at night

    • @bonbonpony
      @bonbonpony 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Well, there's apparently plenty of photos of the Eiffel tower at night.
      This video is a lie :q

  • @CidGuerreiro1234
    @CidGuerreiro1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1637

    I took a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night and nothing ha-
    *FBI! OPEN UP!*

    • @perinex6905
      @perinex6905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LoL

    • @jeonjeon_guki1586
      @jeonjeon_guki1586 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @todd5548
      @todd5548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      why would the fbi, an American government organization, care about a French monument

    • @CidGuerreiro1234
      @CidGuerreiro1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      They didn't tell me. I'm sending this message from prison.

    • @lori8885
      @lori8885 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaoooo

  • @XianMMD
    @XianMMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this video. Thanks for useful information. Very appreciate it.

  • @RedzaMalaysianCrossover
    @RedzaMalaysianCrossover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Photos of Eiffel Tower at night are illegal.
    Onimusha 3: Welp, we show it

  • @mryorkielover
    @mryorkielover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3005

    Being a little dramatic here.

    • @gmgizzy3
      @gmgizzy3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MrYorkieLover Fitness d

    • @WoobinTheScrub
      @WoobinTheScrub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      *searches pictures of the Eiffel tower at night*

    • @tymusicplug5895
      @tymusicplug5895 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 Hell yeah

    • @matheuscoutinho4690
      @matheuscoutinho4690 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tony Stark did it

    • @PeterKnagge
      @PeterKnagge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      As someone that owns a stage lighting business I can't believe that someone (and a millennial at that) finally gets it. Years of work and expense so some dumb vulture photographer can photograph my art and force me to buy it off them. Lighting rigs can cost more than the venue itself and Lampys are the most dedicated people in the venue even more dedicated than the stage performers themselves and everyone rips us off like some shit godamn charity!

  • @anabellik
    @anabellik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    It's absurd to copyright buildings. Not because they are not artistic works, but because it's impossible to stop people making picutres of them and uploading them, especially in the era when everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket.

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      basically the government want you to be their slaves,the whole modern copyright needs to be changed for the digital age but you people for some reason don't mind it.

    • @matchalatte73
      @matchalatte73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      It’s not about taking photos, it’s about if you make money off it. If you took professional photos of the Eiffel Tower to sell them, that’s when it’s an issue. I have photos of the Eiffel Tower at night. As mentioned in the video, it’s okay if it’s for PERSONAL use. So if you’re taking photos because you’re travelling, that’s totally fine!

    • @valentinfranco4528
      @valentinfranco4528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      .

    • @person749
      @person749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It's absolutely idiotic. Something placed in the public space that is impossible to NOT look at it should not be copyrightable.

    • @dimitrikemitsky
      @dimitrikemitsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For commercial purpose. You can take the pictures, you can show them, you just can't sell them or generate revenue from them.

  • @grdprojekt
    @grdprojekt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I sent this video to a friend that's just got to Paris and post her first images there of.. you guess it, Eiffel tower at night.

  • @Mr-DNA_
    @Mr-DNA_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Something new on my bucket list.

  • @chromosoze
    @chromosoze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Shouldn't Ratatouille be banned?

  • @MarkVinewood
    @MarkVinewood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    So every time a copyright runs out, a new artist can go and draw a single new line on a painting and that will extend the copyright in their name until 70 years after their death.

    • @patrikjansen7831
      @patrikjansen7831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      I think it is incredibly silly because the lights do exactly follow the lines of the tower. It needed no creativity and just a bunch of electricians who aren't afraid of heights

    • @aika7974
      @aika7974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Technicallly yes

    • @ki5aok
      @ki5aok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@patrikjansen7831 Does that mean the copyright is extended because a light requires replacement as it may no longer functions? 🤔
      I know...sounds absurd, but I wouldn't put anything past the French government.

    • @347Jimmy
      @347Jimmy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is exactly why Disney keep pumping out remakes of their classic movies, gotta keep the paperwork up to date

    • @LOLWHATBRO
      @LOLWHATBRO 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@347Jimmythis is not true. the new movies would be considered derivitaves of the original. winnie the pooh for example. they made a live action remake less than 10 years ago yet the copyright still ran out, which allows people to make, for example, a horror movie based in the pooh bear universe. if disney made a winnie the pooh movie today, they cant copyright winnie the pooh again, it'd be a reimagining of something thats in the public domain, just like the creator of the horror movie cant copyright the winnie the pooh characters. they're derivitives of public domain content

  • @IITheRealGaLaXyII
    @IITheRealGaLaXyII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is there a story on how Disney was able to represent Paris in Ratatouille?

  • @hillaryclinton2415
    @hillaryclinton2415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When photographing some thing is outlawed, only outlaws will have cameras

  • @frenchvanilla343
    @frenchvanilla343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1761

    Large Prison Dude: So what u here 4 man?
    Me: I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night...
    Large Prison Dude: *SHRIEKS LIKE A LITTLE GIRL AND RUNS AWAY IN FEAR AND TERROR*

    • @LunasaHaniyaMeme
      @LunasaHaniyaMeme 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Large dude: *comes back with a giant bread loaf shield for the rest of his life*

    • @ciifer.creatives
      @ciifer.creatives 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      TheMysteryMan Lol your profile pic is an incognito symbol

    • @frenchvanilla343
      @frenchvanilla343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      GangPupper Shhh it enhances the mystery effect 😂

    • @its_celestial
      @its_celestial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      U so gangsta bro

    • @bharatsmelloffaeces2278
      @bharatsmelloffaeces2278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What is the ethnicity of said large prison dude?

  • @matt4239
    @matt4239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +794

    A very, very loosely enforced law

  • @terraincognita3749
    @terraincognita3749 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting video, thanks! I especially loved the remark that the mini Eiffeltowers being sold by hucksters all over Paris are actually legal. I would not have expected that!

  • @Josh-of-all-Trades
    @Josh-of-all-Trades ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's the great part about NOT being monetized! I can show whatever I want, it's just considered sharing the art! Enjoy!

  • @amazinginformation2024
    @amazinginformation2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    2:52 I've never heard such upbeat music while being told about someone's death.

    • @deppies
      @deppies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      th-cam.com/video/sWt8ZIgDA9I/w-d-xo.html

    • @redchris4568
      @redchris4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now you are

    • @obcl8569
      @obcl8569 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MeliceNix
      @MeliceNix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@deppies yepp there it is

    • @zsideswapper6718
      @zsideswapper6718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Buckingham Palace has announced the death of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburg*

  • @Jennns96
    @Jennns96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    In Paris you can buy a postcard with the Eiffel tower at night

    • @grpapajim
      @grpapajim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      you can also do it if you pay the copyright fee i guess..

    • @MarcoPolo-vr6wo
      @MarcoPolo-vr6wo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not used for commercial use...

    • @khymaaren
      @khymaaren 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      +Mark McDowell Um, then how do you obtain one of those postcards?

    • @user-ri6lx3oy8e
      @user-ri6lx3oy8e 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because France

    • @TheMusicalKnokcers
      @TheMusicalKnokcers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Jennifer G Bielsa do you think that everything sold in relation with the eiffel tower is under control of law ? =/
      Ask the migrant selling keyrings under it that are working illegally.

  • @bp3986
    @bp3986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful segue into your sponsor bit, dude!

  • @weirdcakes304
    @weirdcakes304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “It’s illegal to take video of the Effie Tower at night!”
    Webdriver Torso : o b s e r v e

  • @manfromnantucket9544
    @manfromnantucket9544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1317

    So basically, because bullshit.

    • @nocturno5373
      @nocturno5373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yeah pretty much sums it up

    • @pimenel
      @pimenel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ....Euro-bullshit.

    • @ayeegio8258
      @ayeegio8258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fuck laws

    • @SamRandolph
      @SamRandolph 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah, that's not how copyright works at all; reproducing an image of a building is not the same as actually reproducing the building.

    • @holyromanempire5153
      @holyromanempire5153 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      "illegal" only Merkel be with those laws.

  • @asdfghjklol7438
    @asdfghjklol7438 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    Big dude in jail: hey m8 why ya in here man
    Me: uhm..... I uploaded a Vlog including Eiffel towel at night?.......

    • @ProfessorSyndicateFranklai
      @ProfessorSyndicateFranklai 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Most likely instead you get a big fine. So it's more like you're in court.

    • @PV-po6zt
      @PV-po6zt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Sir Francis you must be fun at parties

    • @ChaosShake94
      @ChaosShake94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Big dude in jail: Oh wow that's interesting..... now bend over.

    • @ThatWunDolphin
      @ThatWunDolphin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      same Big dude in jail: **backs away frightened**

    • @RizselBering
      @RizselBering 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sir Francis I’ve posted a few or so pics and vids of the Eiffel Tower at night with its lights on. Still not in prison.

  • @GeekFilter
    @GeekFilter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Squarespace, you’ve probably heard their pitch before…“ Perhaps the understatement of the century!

  • @doctorgg6006
    @doctorgg6006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Their is a telugu movie called oopiri,the second half is shot entirely in france

  • @Alltimeboxing
    @Alltimeboxing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    I'm french and never heard of this. Eiffel tower is filmed and photographed every day and every night by thousands of ppl/tourists. Plus with all the crime, the terrorism, and considering how full prisons are and how busy cops are.... there are approximately 0.00000001 chance to get in trouble for that. Only thing you risk doing that at night is being attacked by thugs for your camera.

    • @JV-rl4gt
      @JV-rl4gt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Alltimeboxing enfin quelqu'un avec un cerveau ptn mercii 😂😂

    • @colesilva7732
      @colesilva7732 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      You’re aloud to take pictures of it, the title is a bit of clickbait. It’s illegal to use those pictures for commercial use

    • @kamotetops1572
      @kamotetops1572 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alltimeboxing, thanks for the heads-up for the muggers but no thanks for ruining the "Perfect" Paris for me. lol

    • @hlh08
      @hlh08 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you sir are a racist

    • @Malik-of9wv
      @Malik-of9wv 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alltimeboxing you didn’t know lol? But yeah your right the chance is low that you’ll get in trouble for that but most people who take pics are mostly for private use. I’m sure it would be different if a Huge company took a photo without a license

  • @TimTeemo
    @TimTeemo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1647

    60 years are up: yay now I can take photos of the Eiffel Tower at night! (light breaks and has to be fixed) Oh well now we have to wait another 60 years

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Teemo best comment out here!

    • @SheepUndefined
      @SheepUndefined 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Unless they completely redesign it, the copyright wouldn't reset.
      Copyright doesn't reset just because someone touched up a painting.

    • @anacetiefighterpilot9489
      @anacetiefighterpilot9489 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What do you mean we can take pictures of it at night? If you watched the video COMPLETELY, we still have 55 years left till the Copyright claim ceases

    • @12thaib69
      @12thaib69 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      70 years* =)

    • @savagarnie
      @savagarnie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO

  • @driftwolf
    @driftwolf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Um... title is misleading. (like so many are). From the website of the Sociéte d'Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (they run the thing):
    Is it illegal to photograph the Tower at night?
    Photographing the Eiffel Tower at night is not illegal at all. Any individual can take photos and share them on social networks.
    But the situation is different for professionals. The Eiffel Tower’s lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night require prior authorization and may be subject to a fee. Professionals should therefore contact the Eiffel Tower's management company to learn about conditions for using the images depending on the case.

    • @k.b.tidwell
      @k.b.tidwell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In my view this is exactly what HAI said, or at least the way I understood what he said.

    • @driftwolf
      @driftwolf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@k.b.tidwell Title says "Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal". Please read what I wrote. I said "title is misleading". Which it is.

    • @Andre-rc9xc
      @Andre-rc9xc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@k.b.tidwell No, he said that "a photo taken by night is an illegal replication". And this claim is wrong, because it is not illegal.

  • @jojo_da_poe
    @jojo_da_poe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Time to go right outside the police station in Paris at night and take a picture of the Eiffel Tower.

  • @Jib60
    @Jib60 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Hey, I love what you do and have watched all your videos.
    However as a french lawyer, I have to tell it is incorrect.
    You mentioned that the French copyright law has never been enforced with regard to the Eiffel tower. There is a reason for that.
    Basically what you explained is correct. French law prohibits commercial use of a copyrighted work without the author's authorisation. Therefore it is illegal to sell pictures of copyrighted material but there is a massive querk.
    Indeed the French cour de cassation (France hightest court) made it pretty clear that there are some exceptions.
    First, this law only applies when the copyrighted work is on the foreground. Thus, the photo of an aerial view of Paris is always perfectly fine since non of the work included are the center of the photo. You could open a shop selling photos of an aerial view of Paris and you'd be fine.
    The second exception, and the most relevant here is that in order for the law to apply, the copyrighted material has to be the topic of the support it is included in. Therefore a video including a picture of the pyramid of the louvre is fine when if are making a point about copyright law in France because the topic of the video is copyright law and the pyramid is just an illustration.
    However if your job is to sell photos of the Eiffel tower at night or any other copyrighted work without making any other point than "here is a photo of the monument" you will need the author's authorisation. That's why Shutterstock can't have a photo of the Eiffel tower at night.
    In fact case law on this topic is almost exclusively about postal cards. One easy test you can use to identify whether or not it is legal to show a monument is to imagine that you have photoshopped it out of your work. Then try to see whether or not your work has lost the essential of its value.
    In the case of a postal card featuring the Eiffel Tower at night, once you've taken away the monument, the card become worthless. Thus it is illegal. Same goes for stock photos, without the tower, it's just an empty night sky.
    However, this video is essentially the same with or without the Eiffel tower. It's still a video about copyright law in France. Therefore it is legal.
    You're not the only one to have made this mistake and last time I checked it was still on Wikipedia.
    In fact this is quite a fascinating story. I have ( or think I still have ) proofs that the Wikipedia article on this topic was used to write articles on other sites that were later added as sources to original Wikipedia article. This is a mechanism that has been studied or at least I have heard of that. I think you should make a video about it.

    • @acidjumps
      @acidjumps 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Merci!

    • @Hodlaz
      @Hodlaz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great, insightful comment. To the top!

    • @Finalizer804
      @Finalizer804 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      merci!

    • @danytnt5151
      @danytnt5151 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      But then you can claim that the Eiffel Tower appears in the title of the video and thus it is the focus of this video and therefore illegal to show it.

    • @Jib60
      @Jib60 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      danytnt you can claim it, but it won't work since the video is clearly about copyright law.

  • @mr.h1083
    @mr.h1083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    So does that mean my home is a piece of art and I can sue someone for taking a picture of it and using it for commercial use?

    • @yan87433
      @yan87433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Paul Gibson well the person who designed it could

    • @ahalty0710
      @ahalty0710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yea because someone put my house on sale with photos outside of the house and I said to that guy to delete it and guess what he did it.So it is posible you need some privacy you know=)

    • @erikolson5465
      @erikolson5465 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      HOLY SHIT my dad built our house and designed it so we could sue ppl

    • @aryamangurha
      @aryamangurha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Only if u suit ur home as a copyrighted *not* piece of artwork…?

    • @zurainshah2035
      @zurainshah2035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@erikolson5465 sueing goals.
      😂😂

  • @Siko7000
    @Siko7000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how when i googled eiffel tower literally the 4th photo was at night

  • @cheeseman6833
    @cheeseman6833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine copyrighting light
    Eiffel tower: wanna bet?

  • @jalmaritammela8642
    @jalmaritammela8642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    Now i feel strongly need to see Eiffel Tower at night.

    • @voidofspaceandtime4684
      @voidofspaceandtime4684 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      static.panoramio.com/photos/large/24641981.jpg *note - usually not blue nor containing a projection of the EU stars

    • @MaximusTheChosenOne
      @MaximusTheChosenOne 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      All bs hella videos and pics of the tower... I have some and seeing it in person a night is like magic

    • @jalmaritammela8642
      @jalmaritammela8642 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      But that's not illegal :(

    • @kcwkembm
      @kcwkembm 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jalmari Tammela Google it dumby

    • @HellxAngelz
      @HellxAngelz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok just take a pic at night for us.

  • @Kd8OUR
    @Kd8OUR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +726

    Laws this stupid ought to be broken.

    • @keegster7167
      @keegster7167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      well at least, they ought to be fixed.

    • @jameskkm
      @jameskkm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Scott Stout II Chaotic Good: Succeeding where the law fails.

    • @bingola45
      @bingola45 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It just needs to be ignored...
      ...Oh! It is!

    • @brandonwithnell612
      @brandonwithnell612 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i thik its just obscure and the purpose is actually to protect plagerism of *art* however since the building itself is technically art the law still applies although i doubt enforced, i assume this law is mainly for artistic paintings not buildings

    • @gabbifufuu5590
      @gabbifufuu5590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Very stupid...that's why aliens never visited earth haha

  • @GoJays
    @GoJays 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So if it at night the lights don't go on for some reason (any possible reason it doesn't matter), can I take a video of the tower for commercial use? I mean the lights are off so..

  • @1dullgeek
    @1dullgeek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Copyright is even more broken than I thought.

  • @nhuthien198
    @nhuthien198 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1972

    Well, that's *dark*

    • @Moonkiller25
      @Moonkiller25 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YEE

    • @TheIndogamer
      @TheIndogamer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wanna be best friends with u.

    • @lazyperfectionist1
      @lazyperfectionist1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I just heard a rimshot. (badum tsh) Yep. There it is.

    • @soda35160
      @soda35160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you have dark text?

    • @neonglockz505
      @neonglockz505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1k likes 6 comments. Ok

  • @georgyorgy2
    @georgyorgy2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I'm copyrighting the sun

    • @machinenkanone9358
      @machinenkanone9358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      georgyorgy2 sorry I beat you. My agent handled that in 1981.

    • @EthanfromEngland-
      @EthanfromEngland- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      georgyorgy2 Are you the architect of the sun?

    • @georgyorgy2
      @georgyorgy2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ManiacNine6 then retards will get sued

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      georgyorgy2 cough cough, solar eclipse...
      Cough cough i copyrighted the mün and the sky

    • @frenchvanilla343
      @frenchvanilla343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Machinen Kanone Srry but I beat YOU to it. I copyrighted the sun and all other celestial bodies about 13 billion years ago.

  • @GGN-92
    @GGN-92 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the share.
    Have a good day and take care.

  • @dancooper7012
    @dancooper7012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It has been inforced! I spent 30 years in a French prison for sharing a night pic in my now banned book,

  • @JoeChalk
    @JoeChalk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    What an ultra smooth transition to the sponsors. I didn't see that coming lol

    • @robertogurrola7465
      @robertogurrola7465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ikr I was like when did this stop being about the Eiffel tower

    • @die4race
      @die4race 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yup....and I feel like i've been raped while Sleeping

    • @mindblitz6496
      @mindblitz6496 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heck always does it super well

    • @Armystuntman
      @Armystuntman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's called a good advertisment.

    • @onionblaster5150
      @onionblaster5150 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "branded content" you'll be seeing a lot more of it on other popular channels, soon.

  • @DiamondButter
    @DiamondButter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Wait so the copyright of the Eiffel Tower ended but because someone put lights on it reset? So we have to wait a lifetime and 70 years because someone put Christmas lights on a 100 year old structure. Okay then

    • @samueltovey4646
      @samueltovey4646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually you have to wait another 38 years because that is when the license expires

    • @mrmoo1007
      @mrmoo1007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah and isn’t it not illegal to take pictures of lit Christmas trees?

    • @lockyhocky2
      @lockyhocky2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mr Moo Christmas trees aren't artistic and haven't been copyrights genius

    • @lockyhocky2
      @lockyhocky2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      gwabada HE WAS TALKING ABOUT FUCKING TREES YOU DENSE SHIT

  • @adam2084
    @adam2084 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    MrBeast just did a night video at the tower last week.

  • @myragroenewegen5426
    @myragroenewegen5426 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So actually, with these landmarks, it isn't that the pictures themselves are illegal to take. Technically they only become illegal if you're gaining financially from sharing them. So, for instance, tourists can legally take all kinds of pictures of them as long as they know this, but a tour company technically can advertise the trip to those landmark with photos of them. Maybe the best solution for the tour companies is an artist sketch of them. I can't immagine that the ability to sketch Paris building would be illegal, since there's a long art history of doing it. Although the possibility for that extrapolation of these laws is frankly hilarious.

  • @labo2236
    @labo2236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3090

    No one-
    Every kpop idol that visited France has a picture of Eiffel Tower at night.

    • @stanshvts1997
      @stanshvts1997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      Jennie and kai lol

    • @marklee8090
      @marklee8090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@moonj2090 idk why I feel so happy about NCT being mentioned here 😭😔

    • @katrinabarbin
      @katrinabarbin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@moonj2090 i legit thought of mark ever since i saw the thumbnail 💀

    • @krystalkami8363
      @krystalkami8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      every kpop fans’ thoughts:

    • @aerina_xd9428
      @aerina_xd9428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      Lmaoo not at skz deleting their eiffel tower pictures when we said it's illegal lmaoo they really thought they were going to jail 😭😭

  • @red4921
    @red4921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    Me thinking stays were joking when they made stray kids delete their photos

  • @MrWill217
    @MrWill217 ปีที่แล้ว

    You might want to check your sources regarding duration of copyright. Much of the world is as you mentioned, but not all the world. Notably, the US copyright duration is for a fixed number of years after the creation of the work, with the number of years varying depending on the type of work.

  • @YuNa_Gchrd
    @YuNa_Gchrd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't even know even though I am french, a lot of celebrities take photos or videos of the Eiffel tower with the lights on does it mean they have to pay ?