File talk:WHITTAKER CHAMBERS FARM, WESTMINSTER, CARROLL COUNTY, MD.jpg
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Copyright violation
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This photo shows no sign of being taken or uploaded with permission of the owner of this home: please remove photo and details immediately. House lies on private property, far from public roadside access: photographer needs permission from homeowner in order to post; otherwise, photographer was clearly trespassing on private property. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aboudaqn (talk • contribs) 22:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- Trespass has no effect on copyright. The image rights belong to the photographer, even if he violated a law to acquire it. If the property owner wishes to swear out a trespass complaint against the photographer, they are free to do so, but this is not the forum for doing so. Magic♪piano 15:42, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- How would people know if there are "No trespassing" signs posted? How would we be able to check each photo? How could we be sure the the photographer did not have permission (written or otherwise) from the property owners? And if you think copyright law is difficult to wade through for different countries and time periods, trespassing laws for each state in the US, province in Canada, etc. would be much more difficult. Having photographers prove they weren't trespassing for each photo would essentially shut down Commons. Smallbones (talk) 18:41, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
