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Statute
Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990
Citation
17 U.S.C. § 120 (1990)
Summary
The section gives the right to the public to take pictures of buildings that are publicly visible and excludes such pictorial representation of an architectural work from copyright protection.
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