Photos of buildings could be illegal

A bill in the Assembly will make it legal to photograph oneself in front of  well-known landmark buildings such as the bridge at Millau. Few will be aware that images of iconic structures may well be subject to the copyright of the architects or owners of the buildings. Consequently photographs taken without permission, and published, will be in breach of copyright.
The amendment proposed will allow a "panorama right", ie the building is just part of the general view so the copyright will not apply. Owners of the rights may still object if the picture is used for commercial purposes. Clearly the law was rarely applied to judge by the enormous number of pictures published of the Millau Viaduct (including here on Taglines; no doubt Gareth - being a lawyer - had clearance).
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