Well, I am not sure what they mean by "brand rights", but I doubt that the
lighting is trademarked. The lighting is apparently copyrighted, or so SETE
claims. The best explanation is actually on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Image_copyright_claims
This will not cause me to lose sleep, especially given the non-commercial
usage. My site is hosted in the Netherlands. So there.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA
On May 30, 2014, at 8:51 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> However, its various illuminations are subject to author’s rights as well
>> as brand rights. Usage of these images is subject to prior request from the
>> "Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel" (the Eiffel Tower’s operating
>> company, or SETE).
>
> Fortunately, Nathan is an expert on EU trademark stuff.
>
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