Image rights query

[stu1972]

Hi everyone.

Sorry about posting yet another question but I could do with some clarification.

If I take a photo of, say, a National Trust / English Heritage stately home from the side of a public road or other common land (ie. I'm not standing on private land when I press the shutter), then am I right in thinking that the image I have taken is deemed to be from the public domain? If this is so, would National Trust / English Heritage have any claim to the image rights and any money earned from that image?

I know the situation with people requires model release forms to be signed, but what is the law with regards to buildings, monuments, etc.

Many thanks for any info provided.

Stu.

[cosmicma]

from what i can gather the ownership of the image wouldn't be in question it would be more of a question of the legality of the image for comercial gain

then we have the new digital rights bill so who knows where we stand today