It sounds like one of those interesting bits of trivia that someone (you know the type) might spring on you as you are about to leave for Paris. “Be careful! I hope you know that photographing the Eiffel Tower at night is a violation of copyright laws.”  It is a strange notion that a photograph

It has become commonly accepted that one of the reasons that the length of copyright protection in the United States has increased to close to century or more is Mickey Mouse. It is said that the lobbying efforts by the Disney Corporation in order to keep the rights to the animated character have resulted in