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Opera House, Dawn; Copyright policy, Night-time

If you're a regular reader, you may be aware that I sell some of my photographs for commercial use over on iStockPhoto. It's earns pennies, but I like the thought of actually heading in the direction of my aspirations.

Anyway, I think this photo of Sydney Opera House is quite good, so I submitted it to iStockPhoto. I've recently received a rejection from them on the grounds that it would be a breach of Australian copyright law to sell this image. When you consider that I can stand in public places throughout Sydney and take photographs that include the Opera House, this restriction seems pretty ridiculous.

Labels: Photography, Rights

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