Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> The only place I have been hassled about taking pictures is in Taos > Pueblo... they ask $25 for a permit. which is, of course, basically private property. > The "Lone Cypress" in Carmel > is another > instance that comes to mind. If I recall there is a gentle caveat not to > take pictures for commercial use...that the tree indeed is copyrighted... Actually it isn't, but they will try to tell you it is (or more probably that it is a trademark). You can't copyright a tree in this sense (only an image of a tree - or, of course, if you chopped it down and turned it into a sculpture or installation piece...). You can check the LUG archives on this one where it has been discussed ad infinitum - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html