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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2167136, member: 1765&quot;]He doesn&#039;t even have to profit.&nbsp; Even if he gives them away (like in a advertising brochure), he can be sued.&nbsp; He has no rights to use these photos.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Photographing the Mona Lisa is different.&nbsp; It is in the public domain.&nbsp; Whether you can photograph art that is not in the public domain depends on &quot;fair use&quot; and what the artist (the owner of the copyright) permits.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A good example is the &quot;bean&quot; sculpture in Chicago (actualy name is Cloudgate -- Google images is your friend).&nbsp; It&#039;s probably one of the most photographed things in Chicago, and tourists taking pictures of it is considered &quot;fair use.&quot;&nbsp; If you are a commercial photographer -- for example, making promotional material, shooting a wedding, or making a coffee table book -- you must pay a royalty to use a photo of the bean (which becomes a derivative work of the bean) in your work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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