Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

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  • @halfasinteresting
    @halfasinteresting  Před 6 lety +32125

    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 Před 6 lety +458

      Half as Interesting Lol
      They probably care so much

    • @calistawaluja3070
      @calistawaluja3070 Před 6 lety +246

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

    • @jennysandoval587
      @jennysandoval587 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +139

      looks like my instagram is illegal in france

    • @soobinsbff1103
      @soobinsbff1103 Před 6 lety +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 Před 2 lety +6711

    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 Před 2 lety +60

      Prisoner 4: "Hand"

    •  Před 2 lety +33

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

    • @Xanxanaxa
      @Xanxanaxa Před 2 lety +45

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

    • @stillplana
      @stillplana Před 2 lety +28

      Everyone else: *shrieks, gasps, and whispers*

    • @sharkjirachan7653
      @sharkjirachan7653 Před 2 lety +14

      @@Xanxanaxa omg how is that possible

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 4 lety +13878

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

    • @jofx4051
      @jofx4051 Před 4 lety +72

      Hi Some Guys

    • @jofx4051
      @jofx4051 Před 4 lety +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 Před 3 lety +12

      Jofx mood

    • @vivekix
      @vivekix Před 3 lety +98

      Personal use is ok. Commercial is illegal

    • @vivekix
      @vivekix Před 3 lety +23

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

  • @vedantkale1163
    @vedantkale1163 Před 2 lety +907

    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 Před 2 lety +18

      *Insert CGP Grey video*

    • @ace74909
      @ace74909 Před rokem +5

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

    • @Fabulousviccen
      @Fabulousviccen Před rokem +51

      @@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 Před 11 měsíci +12

      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 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@ace74909 this

  • @BenLambert85
    @BenLambert85 Před 2 lety +59

    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 Před 7 měsíci

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

    • @anujbahukhandi3266
      @anujbahukhandi3266 Před měsícem

      ​@@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 Před 29 dny +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 Před 12 dny

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

  • @hshdhsjgjsjjfjs
    @hshdhsjgjsjjfjs Před 5 lety +15631

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

    • @ilikepigeons6101
      @ilikepigeons6101 Před 4 lety +38

      Haser xD

    • @PerStenback
      @PerStenback Před 4 lety +449

      Inmate moves to the far corner :D

    • @nytrex_yt7417
      @nytrex_yt7417 Před 4 lety +344

      Inmate: *Hes to dangerous to be alive*

    • @Oliver-cg5ud
      @Oliver-cg5ud Před 4 lety +63

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

    • @nytrex_yt7417
      @nytrex_yt7417 Před 4 lety +33

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

  • @es5195
    @es5195 Před 3 lety +21636

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

    • @samuelwalker4304
      @samuelwalker4304 Před 3 lety +2927

      YOU GOD

    • @PPUnknown
      @PPUnknown Před 3 lety +2591

      YOU WHAT

    • @addust
      @addust Před 3 lety +1168

      change your profile picture

    • @jude444
      @jude444 Před 3 lety +2863

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

    • @vampirethespiderbatgod9740
      @vampirethespiderbatgod9740 Před 3 lety +1374

      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?

  • @faby6515
    @faby6515 Před 2 lety +244

    "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 Před 2 lety +70

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

    • @carlosr5485
      @carlosr5485 Před 2 lety +16

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

    • @jacobsmith4428
      @jacobsmith4428 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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

  • @UnPhayzable
    @UnPhayzable Před 6 lety +17241

    "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 Před 6 lety +215

      +UnPhayzable - Hahahahahahahaha, Nice Reference!

    • @MeltTheUniverse
      @MeltTheUniverse Před 6 lety +58

      nice xD

    • @Drogas3653
      @Drogas3653 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +46

      This is the best comment I've ever seen.

    • @ItsDunk
      @ItsDunk Před 6 lety +7

      Smell my feet bruh Im black

  • @akarion9917
    @akarion9917 Před 3 lety +8969

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

    • @danielkorladis7869
      @danielkorladis7869 Před 3 lety +419

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

    • @benilt1
      @benilt1 Před 3 lety +896

      @@danielkorladis7869 what if you designed it?

    • @gameingenious2317
      @gameingenious2317 Před 3 lety +278

      Ok ima get some money brb

    • @itzhxrry2915
      @itzhxrry2915 Před 3 lety +568

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

    • @danielkorladis7869
      @danielkorladis7869 Před 3 lety +53

      @@itzhxrry2915 nice

  • @skeggs
    @skeggs Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @mmhck
    @mmhck Před rokem +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.

  • @valiant__holland8910
    @valiant__holland8910 Před 5 lety +3650

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

  • @obuma6459
    @obuma6459 Před 2 lety +4527

    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 Před 2 lety +204

      Thank you for saving me some time

    • @poeticbeauty1654
      @poeticbeauty1654 Před 2 lety +109

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

    • @Wintersmith12
      @Wintersmith12 Před 2 lety +180

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

    • @obuma6459
      @obuma6459 Před 2 lety +33

      @@Wintersmith12 lad I watched the video

    • @questioner1596
      @questioner1596 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @Kingofshmoeland82
    @Kingofshmoeland82 Před 2 lety +31

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

  •  Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @SkaTuneNetwork
    @SkaTuneNetwork Před 2 lety +5698

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

    • @TheHy6xD
      @TheHy6xD Před 2 lety +103

      and the voice is serious

    • @michaelj.beglinjr.2804
      @michaelj.beglinjr.2804 Před 2 lety +53

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

    • @XanderL
      @XanderL Před 2 lety +55

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

    • @cheboyard
      @cheboyard Před 2 lety +11

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

    • @beardolikeswrestling
      @beardolikeswrestling Před 2 lety +10

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

  • @yuujistingray2668
    @yuujistingray2668 Před 6 lety +1690

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

  • @golfboy83
    @golfboy83 Před 2 lety +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 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @timbrown1790
    @timbrown1790 Před 9 měsíci +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.

  • @roshanm1736
    @roshanm1736 Před 5 lety +2370

    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*

  • @veobro1456
    @veobro1456 Před 5 lety +2657

    My wallpaper is illegal?

  • @robertmoore6149
    @robertmoore6149 Před 2 lety +4

    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.

  • @Hecker-mj7po
    @Hecker-mj7po Před 9 měsíci +2

    These copyright laws are getting out of hand 💀.

  • @Elcawcaw8004
    @Elcawcaw8004 Před 3 lety +2862

    “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”

  • @haykg
    @haykg Před 4 lety +5202

    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*

  • @loviixe7606
    @loviixe7606 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @EnglishLearnersHere
    @EnglishLearnersHere Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @elijahpepe
    @elijahpepe Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +23

      elijahpepe VIP lounge? No that dude deserves in solitary confinement

    • @muhdshuhairi609
      @muhdshuhairi609 Před 5 lety +7

      @@fleajaee
      Just schedule that guy for execution

    • @maryhester5086
      @maryhester5086 Před 5 lety

      noooooooo he needs a country dedicated to him/her

  • @npsck1802
    @npsck1802 Před 6 lety +5513

    I’ve probably broken a begillion laws without realizing it

    • @magigold1267
      @magigold1267 Před 6 lety +43

      Næp Sæck same here XD

    • @SumD-EGuy
      @SumD-EGuy Před 6 lety +96

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

    • @beepboopjaz217
      @beepboopjaz217 Před 6 lety +32

      You fucking rebel 😉

    • @duochirkznemesisiv8394
      @duochirkznemesisiv8394 Před 6 lety +41

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

    • @marquess2004
      @marquess2004 Před 6 lety +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.

  • @user-nu1wp4pw9o
    @user-nu1wp4pw9o Před 6 měsíci +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.

  • @alarmedjustin
    @alarmedjustin Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @EastSpotter67
    @EastSpotter67 Před 4 lety +4430

    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 Před 4 lety +340

      Now you've jinxed it

    • @lampoilropebombs0640
      @lampoilropebombs0640 Před 4 lety +345

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

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 Před 4 lety +79

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

    • @sebastianelytron8450
      @sebastianelytron8450 Před 4 lety +38

      You are a french?

    • @Mii.2.0
      @Mii.2.0 Před 4 lety +142

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

  • @claraclear5665
    @claraclear5665 Před 4 měsíci +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 CZcamsrs I follow.

  • @terraincognita3749
    @terraincognita3749 Před 7 měsíci

    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!

  • @mryorkielover
    @mryorkielover Před 6 lety +3006

    Being a little dramatic here.

    • @gmgizzy3
      @gmgizzy3 Před 6 lety +2

      MrYorkieLover Fitness d

    • @WoobinTheScrub
      @WoobinTheScrub Před 6 lety +136

      *searches pictures of the Eiffel tower at night*

    • @tymusicplug5895
      @tymusicplug5895 Před 6 lety +1

      😂 Hell yeah

    • @matheuscoutinho4690
      @matheuscoutinho4690 Před 6 lety +3

      Tony Stark did it

    • @PeterKnagge
      @PeterKnagge Před 6 lety +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!

  • @frenchvanilla343
    @frenchvanilla343 Před 6 lety +1762

    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*

  • @joeterp5615
    @joeterp5615 Před 11 měsíci +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.

  • @andribassi8617
    @andribassi8617 Před rokem

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

  • @Blizzic
    @Blizzic Před 5 lety +1960

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

  • @YOLOTABBXD
    @YOLOTABBXD Před 6 lety +2588

    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 Před 6 lety +64

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

    • @eggowaffleenterprises4251
      @eggowaffleenterprises4251 Před 6 lety +44

      Damn bro ur supa savage

    • @eevee1583
      @eevee1583 Před 6 lety +7

      YOLOTABBXD SAVAGE

    • @SerenityScratch
      @SerenityScratch Před 6 lety +56

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

    • @doggocat4464
      @doggocat4464 Před 6 lety +35

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

  • @GeekFilterNet
    @GeekFilterNet Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @XianMMD
    @XianMMD Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @noblescorpio6495
    @noblescorpio6495 Před 3 lety +2217

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

  • @vadiks20032
    @vadiks20032 Před 5 lety +687

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

    • @shantanu6892
      @shantanu6892 Před 4 lety +16

      Think if we all do it.
      😁😁

    • @chicysai
      @chicysai Před 4 lety +13

      COPYRIGHTED STONEJJSJSJSJ

    • @PPUnknown
      @PPUnknown Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @Gussyboy06
      @Gussyboy06 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @RedzaMalaysianCrossover
    @RedzaMalaysianCrossover Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Bigwes13
    @Bigwes13 Před 9 měsíci +3

    mrbeast: hold my beer

  • @lucasbrunoz
    @lucasbrunoz Před 6 lety +4726

    I never knew buildings were copyrighted!

    • @astrolouise6904
      @astrolouise6904 Před 6 lety +5

      LucasArg more like Landmark but I agree lol

    • @TheLuismaBeaTle
      @TheLuismaBeaTle Před 6 lety +8

      Makes sense if you want to build one identically somewhere else

    • @ary7097
      @ary7097 Před 6 lety +34

      so stupid right, cant believed it

    • @haloljt
      @haloljt Před 6 lety +8

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

    • @araisannanoda3688
      @araisannanoda3688 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @pyrodex1123
    @pyrodex1123 Před 4 lety +849

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

    • @mercator79
      @mercator79 Před 3 lety +72

      Also 2055: What's Instagram?

    • @chaosawaits
      @chaosawaits Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      @@AggressiveAnimations I'm sure this will not change

    • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
      @MrGunsnrosesfan100 Před 3 lety +6

      Only if whoever put the lights in died in 1985.

    • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
      @MrGunsnrosesfan100 Před 3 lety +1

      @77thSOUND unless posting shit on Instagram is your profession

  • @adam2084
    @adam2084 Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @hakonsoreide
    @hakonsoreide Před 8 měsíci

    Simple solution to getting nice night shots of the Eiffel Tower: replace the real one with CGI (should be easy to find a 3D model), add your own lights, and you can create as many night shots of it with lights as you like, and if anyone shouts copyright infringement, you could point out that you own the copyright to the lights since you placed them there yourself.

  • @MarkVinewood
    @MarkVinewood Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

      Technicallly yes

    • @ki5aok
      @ki5aok Před 2 lety +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 Před 11 měsíci +5

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

    • @LOLWHATBRO
      @LOLWHATBRO Před 10 měsíci +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

  • @safa9408
    @safa9408 Před 6 lety +2310

    sometimes humans are so extra bruh

    • @fduranthesee
      @fduranthesee Před 6 lety +2

      yup

    • @harriettoh7188
      @harriettoh7188 Před 6 lety

      Safa lol yup

    • @xAA7
      @xAA7 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety

      Right on Brody

    • @hana-um6do
      @hana-um6do Před 6 lety +1

      Tell me something I don't know.

  • @bp3986
    @bp3986 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful segue into your sponsor bit, dude!

  • @grdprojekt
    @grdprojekt Před 2 lety +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.

  • @asdfghjklol7438
    @asdfghjklol7438 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +46

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

    • @PV-po6zt
      @PV-po6zt Před 6 lety +147

      Sir Francis you must be fun at parties

    • @ChaosShake94
      @ChaosShake94 Před 6 lety +32

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

    • @ThatWunDolphin
      @ThatWunDolphin Před 6 lety +33

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

    • @RizselBering
      @RizselBering Před 6 lety +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.

  • @chromosoze
    @chromosoze Před 6 lety +290

    Shouldn't Ratatouille be banned?

  • @gamerguy6495
    @gamerguy6495 Před 2 lety

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

  • @dailydoseofdragon
    @dailydoseofdragon Před 7 měsíci +1

    5 years later, Mr beast lit the tower at night and recorded it.

  • @Alltimeboxing
    @Alltimeboxing Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +13

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

    • @colesilva7732
      @colesilva7732 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety

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

    • @hlh08
      @hlh08 Před 6 lety +1

      you sir are a racist

    • @Malik-of9wv
      @Malik-of9wv Před 6 lety

      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

  • @MyInstantSearch
    @MyInstantSearch Před 6 lety +2640

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

    • @sakurauyou749
      @sakurauyou749 Před 6 lety +130

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

    • @loud2814
      @loud2814 Před 6 lety +48

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

    • @lovelybunny8040
      @lovelybunny8040 Před 6 lety +11

      I already did 😂

    • @halcastic
      @halcastic Před 6 lety

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

    • @bonbonpony
      @bonbonpony Před 6 lety +37

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

  • @animatedharvey2378
    @animatedharvey2378 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @jonasnitz7678
    @jonasnitz7678 Před 7 měsíci

    Some company in Germany recently got the copyright for the chevron pattern, how is that possible. There is a petroleum refineries company called Chevron (Founded: September 10, 1879 in california) that has a chevron pattern logo.

  • @TimTeemo
    @TimTeemo Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +17

      Teemo best comment out here!

    • @SheepUndefined
      @SheepUndefined Před 6 lety +48

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

    • @anacetiefighterpilot9489
      @anacetiefighterpilot9489 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety

      70 years* =)

    • @savagarnie
      @savagarnie Před 6 lety +1

      LMAO

  • @CidGuerreiro1234
    @CidGuerreiro1234 Před 6 lety +1637

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

  • @ananthakrishnanrejith1140

    Most of the people watching the video paused it and did a cyber crime of googling The Eiffel Tower at night😅

  • @SynchroSk8
    @SynchroSk8 Před rokem +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

  • @anabellik
    @anabellik Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      .

    • @person749
      @person749 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @manfromnantucket9544
    @manfromnantucket9544 Před 6 lety +1318

    So basically, because bullshit.

    • @nocturno5373
      @nocturno5373 Před 6 lety +22

      Yeah pretty much sums it up

    • @pimenel
      @pimenel Před 6 lety +20

      ....Euro-bullshit.

    • @ayeegio8258
      @ayeegio8258 Před 6 lety +4

      Fuck laws

    • @SamRandolph
      @SamRandolph Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety

      "illegal" only Merkel be with those laws.

  • @rayleblanc7209
    @rayleblanc7209 Před 7 měsíci

    Their are thousands of pictures of the Eiffel tower at night. Must be a very loosely enforced law.

  • @JonathanLane-dt2pv
    @JonathanLane-dt2pv Před 7 měsíci

    The internal projectors were installed for the centenary if the universal exhibition of 1889 and the ‘sparkling’ lights were first used for the millennium celebrations.

  • @Jib60
    @Jib60 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +10

      Merci!

    • @Hodlaz
      @Hodlaz Před 6 lety +5

      Great, insightful comment. To the top!

    • @Finalizer804
      @Finalizer804 Před 6 lety +2

      merci!

    • @danytnt5151
      @danytnt5151 Před 6 lety

      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 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @amazinginformation2024
    @amazinginformation2024 Před 3 lety +526

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

    • @deppies
      @deppies Před 2 lety +3

      czcams.com/video/sWt8ZIgDA9I/video.html

    • @redchris4568
      @redchris4568 Před 2 lety +1

      Now you are

    • @obcl8569
      @obcl8569 Před 2 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MeliceNix
      @MeliceNix Před 2 lety +2

      @@deppies yepp there it is

    • @zsideswapper6718
      @zsideswapper6718 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @Rascofresco11
    @Rascofresco11 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow.. you sound different, I love the slower talking. I feel less anxious somehow

  • @davidm5707
    @davidm5707 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @PPUnknown
    @PPUnknown Před 3 lety +489

    “Welcome to the gang kid!
    We’ve got stealing steve, murdering mike and crimes johnson”
    “What did crimes johnson do?”
    “He took photos of the eiffel tower at night”

    • @MotherOfWolves1313
      @MotherOfWolves1313 Před 3 lety +6

      Crimes Johnson... Lol!!

    • @Akshaj_Bhalla
      @Akshaj_Bhalla Před 3 lety +4

      Taking a photo is *not* illegal. Using it commercially is.

    • @justsomeone3962
      @justsomeone3962 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Akshaj_Bhalla taking a photo in France is illegal they don't have the Freedom of panorama in their constitution

    • @White-Eyes
      @White-Eyes Před 2 lety +1

      @@Akshaj_Bhalla r/woooosh

    • @zainab1156
      @zainab1156 Před 2 lety +1

      Copyright Cory

  • @mr.h1083
    @mr.h1083 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +72

      Paul Gibson well the person who designed it could

    • @ahalty0710
      @ahalty0710 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +52

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

    • @aryamangurha
      @aryamangurha Před 5 lety +11

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

    • @zurainshah2035
      @zurainshah2035 Před 5 lety +6

      @@erikolson5465 sueing goals.
      😂😂

  • @Mechaghostman2
    @Mechaghostman2 Před 7 měsíci +1

    And here I thought America's copyright laws were bad.

  • @91thewatcher23
    @91thewatcher23 Před 5 měsíci +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?

  • @labo2236
    @labo2236 Před 3 lety +3091

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

    • @stanshvts1997
      @stanshvts1997 Před 3 lety +185

      Jennie and kai lol

    • @marklee8090
      @marklee8090 Před 3 lety +65

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

    • @katrinabarbin
      @katrinabarbin Před 3 lety +57

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

    • @krystalkami8363
      @krystalkami8363 Před 3 lety +69

      every kpop fans’ thoughts:

    • @aerina_xd9428
      @aerina_xd9428 Před 3 lety +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 😭😭

  • @nhuthien198
    @nhuthien198 Před 6 lety +1972

    Well, that's *dark*

  • @sergepd
    @sergepd Před 9 měsíci

    Actually if you were to be sued for a copyrighted piece of art the entity suing would have to show a consistent history of protecting the copyright. You can not pick and choose your fights. Being inconsistent can cause you to lose your copyright claim. Mad magazine's Alfred E. Neuman is an example of that. The true owners of the art which Mad Magazine dubbed Alfred E. Neuman were shown to be inconsistent with protecting their work. As a result they could not sue Mad for usage of the character. Of course you can't catch everything but you have to show you've tried.

  • @fierceapes
    @fierceapes Před 7 měsíci

    What comes to mind - the Rush Hour 3 movie had a lot of footage of Eiffel Tower at night.

  • @jalmaritammela8642
    @jalmaritammela8642 Před 6 lety +699

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

    • @voidofspaceandtime4684
      @voidofspaceandtime4684 Před 6 lety +6

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

    • @MaximusTheChosenOne
      @MaximusTheChosenOne Před 6 lety

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

    • @jalmaritammela8642
      @jalmaritammela8642 Před 6 lety

      But that's not illegal :(

    • @kcwkembm
      @kcwkembm Před 6 lety

      Jalmari Tammela Google it dumby

    • @HellxAngelz
      @HellxAngelz Před 6 lety

      Ok just take a pic at night for us.

  • @JoeChalk
    @JoeChalk Před 6 lety +884

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

    • @robertogurrola7465
      @robertogurrola7465 Před 6 lety +21

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

    • @die4race
      @die4race Před 6 lety +12

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

    • @mindblitz6496
      @mindblitz6496 Před 6 lety

      Heck always does it super well

    • @Armystuntman
      @Armystuntman Před 6 lety +1

      It's called a good advertisment.

    • @onionblaster5150
      @onionblaster5150 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @jojo_da_poe
    @jojo_da_poe Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @radicalrick9587
    @radicalrick9587 Před 7 měsíci +1

    *Killer: All I did was just kill a guy, but what you did! OMG, you've got some cojones., did you really snap a night pic of the Eiffel Tower?!*

  • @DiamondButter
    @DiamondButter Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +2

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

    • @mrmoo1007
      @mrmoo1007 Před 6 lety +3

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

    • @lockyhocky2
      @lockyhocky2 Před 6 lety +5

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

    • @lockyhocky2
      @lockyhocky2 Před 6 lety

      gwabada HE WAS TALKING ABOUT FUCKING TREES YOU DENSE SHIT

  • @JavedAli-ci2kn
    @JavedAli-ci2kn Před 6 lety +938

    My current wallpaper is Eiffel Tower at night,THUG LIFE. B|

    • @Karim-.
      @Karim-. Před 6 lety

      Javed Ali lol

    • @MuskaanSinha
      @MuskaanSinha Před 6 lety +36

      Javed Ali using it commercially? No? Thug life popatate! 😂

    • @myguy6762
      @myguy6762 Před 6 lety +30

      FBI: stay right where you are

    • @asiam8615
      @asiam8615 Před 6 lety +2

      +Jappie1112 XD

    • @warbreakr
      @warbreakr Před 6 lety +6

      the police are on their way

  • @hillaryclinton2415
    @hillaryclinton2415 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @JoshyRB
    @JoshyRB Před 8 měsíci +1

    Copyright is so ridiculous. Who cares if we take videos and pictures of this stuff. Copyright should’ve never been invented. It’s one of the dumbest things we have.

  • @youthinkyouknowme9362
    @youthinkyouknowme9362 Před 6 lety +1262

    Let's be honest, this is fuckin ridiculous

    • @juanin200
      @juanin200 Před 6 lety +16

      So everything related to France is

    • @johnnyboy2165
      @johnnyboy2165 Před 6 lety +1

      AsLongAs I'mHappy fucken*

    • @turdferguson2125
      @turdferguson2125 Před 6 lety +7

      Humanity is ridiculous

    • @chrisdeforce1
      @chrisdeforce1 Před 6 lety

      Different countries have different laws so this video makes no sense

    • @koloth5139
      @koloth5139 Před 6 lety +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.

  • @pramsu1
    @pramsu1 Před 5 lety +2207

    e

  • @mobandz3017
    @mobandz3017 Před 2 lety

    That was a really smooth way to insert a ad

  • @colinfun
    @colinfun Před 7 měsíci

    As a counter argument, wouldn't the lighting mean it is illegal during the day with any good definition camera since they are visible during the day too if you choose to focus on the lights?

  • @mememaster9393
    @mememaster9393 Před 5 lety +372

    * Goes to france to film the effifel tower at night *

    • @TheKartoffel101
      @TheKartoffel101 Před 5 lety +23

      "I only date bad boys"
      Well I travel to France to make a picture of the eifel tower at night

    • @schr4pnel
      @schr4pnel Před 5 lety

      "Master"? More like, idk. I don't even know anymore anyway, bye. Have a nice day.

    • @morganahowll1940
      @morganahowll1940 Před 5 lety +1

      FBI OPEN UP

    • @theboyntonbuddies
      @theboyntonbuddies Před 5 lety

      I went there at night and took a selfie. I didn’t take a picture of it. I took a picture of myself. (Jk I will never go to France)

    • @ruthsterner9517
      @ruthsterner9517 Před 5 lety

      Meme Master I just went to France and did that exact

  • @theAuthentik
    @theAuthentik Před 6 lety +3122

    never heard of that, but great video!

  • @Frisbieinstein
    @Frisbieinstein Před 7 měsíci

    No one ever goes to jail for copyright alone. It's a civil offense.

  • @florianwalter704
    @florianwalter704 Před 6 měsíci +1

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