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Line 14: ===Where was it taken?=== * In the UK you have a [[freedom of panorama]] right, ~~which means that~~so if you are in a public place in the UK you can take ~~photograph~~photographs of anything that is permanently displayed. This covers statues and buildings, ~~but~~except ~~not statues that are~~for "temporary exhibits". There is no '''[[Commons:Freedom of panorama\|Freedom of Panorama]]''' in the US, which means that works there are automatically copyrighted and only old public art is in the public ___domain. Other countries will have other laws, though I think that most are similar to either the UK or the US - but you do need to know what the law is where you took the photograph. ===How old is the artwork?=== * Typically, older artworks are considered to be in the public ___domain, while new artworks are not. Basic rule of thumb:

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