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freedom of panorama

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.

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Noun

freedom of panorama (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of freedom of panorama

Calque of German Panoramafreiheit.

Questions about freedom of panorama

What does freedom of panorama mean?
Freedom of panorama means 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.
What part of speech is freedom of panorama?
Freedom of panorama is a noun.

Words near freedom of panorama in the dictionary

  1. freedom of expression
  2. freedom of information
  3. freedom of movement
  4. freedom of navigation
  5. freedom of opinion
  6. freedom of panorama
  7. freedom of religion
  8. freedom of speech
  9. freedom of the city
  10. freedom of the press
  11. freedom of the seas

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