freedom of panorama

noun

A provision in copyright law that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes artworks that are permanently located in a public place, and publishing such images without infringing copyright.

OriginGerman Panoramafreiheit →
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Meanings

nounfreedom of panorama (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecopyrightA provision in copyright law that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes artworks that are permanently located in a public place, and publishing such images without infringing copyright.

Origin

  1. GermanPanoramafreiheit
  2. Englishfreedom of panorama

Calque of German Panoramafreiheit.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 全景自由
  • 全景自由 (quánjǐng zìyóu)provision in copyright law
Finnish maisemanvapaus
  • maisemanvapausprovision in copyright law
French liberté de panorama
  • liberté de panoramaprovision in copyright law
German Panoramafreiheit
  • Panoramafreiheitprovision in copyright law
Hungarian panorámaszabadság
  • panorámaszabadságprovision in copyright law
Italian libertà di panorama
  • libertà di panoramaprovision in copyright law
Polish wolność panoramy
  • wolność panoramyprovision in copyright law
Spanish libertad de panorama
  • libertad de panoramaprovision in copyright law
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