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> I don’t think there’s a question that people are allowed to upload photos like that.

Technically, that's a copyright violation. Disney just opts not to enforce their rights for that sort of use.

Similarly, you technically can't take and post pictures of statues, paintings, some buildings, etc., and some rightsholders do enforce their copyright when people do those things.




> Technically, that's a copyright violation.

Outside of things within the scope of fair use would be within Disney’s rights to restrict, but given the actual public policies and guidance on photography at Disney parks, I think there is a very strong case that noncommercial photography (for people are present as paid guests) is permitted by implied license.

> Similarly, you technically can't take and post pictures of statues, paintings, some buildings, etc., and some rightsholders do enforce their copyright when people do those things.

Well, not buildings if they are in or visible from a public place in the US, at least under copyright law. (Photography of some, particularly government, buildings may run afoul of other law.) This may be different in other countries.


> Well, not buildings if they are in or visible from a public place in the US, at least under copyright law.

Ahhh, you're correct. This was apparently changed in 1990. I just hadn't updated my mental model in accordance with that change.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-architectu...




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