<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs attention from an expert in Law . Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article . WikiProject Law may be able to help recruit an expert . (January 2009) </Td> </Tr> <P> The intellectual property rights on photographs are protected in different jurisdictions by the laws governing copyright and moral rights . In some cases photography may be restricted by civil or criminal law . Publishing certain photographs can be restricted by privacy or other laws . Photography of certain subject matter can be generally restricted in the interests of public morality and the protection of children . </P> <P> Reactions to photography differ between societies, and even where there are no official restrictions there may be objections to photographing people or places . Reactions may range from complaints to violence for photography which is not illegal . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom there are no laws forbidding photography of private property from a public place . Photography on private land is not restricted if the landowner has given permission . However, landowners are permitted to impose any conditions they wish upon entry to a property, including forbidding or restricting photography . Two public locations in the UK, Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square, have a specific provision against photography for commercial purposes without the written permission of the Mayor, or the Squares' Management Team and paying a fee, and permission is needed to photograph or film for commercial purposes in the Royal Parks . </P>

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