Commons:Deletion requests/File:Menin Gate.jpg

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File:Menin Gate.jpg

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There is no freedom of panorama in Belgium. This discussion seems relevant as well. --Rockfang (talk) 00:36, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted by User:NuclearWarfare. Snowolf (talk) 00:53, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think we're actually safe with this one. The Belgian law of 1994, whilst unhelpful in many ways, is explicit that:
88 (1) This Law shall apply to works and performances carried out prior to its entry into force and that are not in the public domain at that time.
The 1994 law replaced the old 1886 law on copyright, which appears to have been life+50. (That book is from the mid-late 1980s; it notes (on p. 24) a number of nations having begun to adopt life+70 by 1985, but Belgium is noticeably not among them. From what I can tell, the 1994 law was the first major reform for some time, which suggests it's very unlikely the law was amended in the missing few years.)
The Menin Gate was designed by Reginald Blomfield - I have to admit I am always a little hazy on who gets credited for buildings, but I think we can assume that it's the architect who's the key person here. He died in 1942; under life+70, his rights in it would cease on 1/1/2013, and the Gate is still restricted. However, under life+50, his rights would have ceased on 1/1/1993 - a year and a half before the act came into force, which leads me to believe it would continue in the public domain. Shimgray (talk) 01:26, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies. I was not aware of that line you quoted.--Rockfang (talk) 01:39, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No problem! It is a very slender exemption, it must be admitted, and it did take a while to figure out... Shimgray (talk) 02:09, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kept. NW (Talk) 02:46, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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