Denmark
Denmark lets you sell images of buildings freely, but a photo whose main subject is a public artwork (the Little Mermaid) is restricted for commercial use.
Guidance, not legal advice
Permit
Conditional
Issuer: Municipality for commercial productions; no permit for personal street photography
Cost: No permit for personal photography; commercial shoots, closures, and managed sites need permits
Photograph freely from public property. Commercial productions need a municipal filming permit.
Drone / airspace
Governed by EU EASA rules via the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority; operator registration required
Central-city and airport zones are restricted. For detail, see Drone Authority.
Street / public space
Yes to photograph almost anything visible from public property; publishing is governed by GDPR and Danish privacy law
Situational scenes are more permissive than portrait-type images; advertising use needs consent.
Freedom of panorama
Full, with limits
Copyright Act Art. 24: buildings may be used commercially. Public artworks may not be used commercially when the artwork is the main subject.
Practical notes
- The Little Mermaid (protected to end of 2029) is the textbook trap: a commercial shot centered on it needs the heirs' permission.
- Sell a wide cityscape freely; do not sell a tight commercial shot of a copyrighted sculpture as the main subject.
Sources
Keep shooting
Knowing the rules is half the job. The craft side: