Florida Statutes § 540.09 — Unauthorized publication of photographs or pictures of areas to which admission is charged.

540.09 Unauthorized publication of photographs or pictures of areas to which admission is charged.—(1) Any person who shall sell any photograph, drawing, or other visual representation of any area, building, or structure, the entry or admittance to which is subject to an admission charge or fee, or of any real or personal property located therein, or who shall use any such photograph, drawing, or other visual representation in connection with the sale or advertising of any other product, property or service, without the express written or oral consent of the owner or operator of the area, building, structure, or other property so depicted, shall be liable to such owner or operator for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by reason thereof, including an amount which would have been a reasonable royalty, and for punitive or exemplary damages, and such unauthorized sale or use may be enjoined. (2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:(a) Photographs, drawings, or other visual representations in any newspaper, magazine, book, news broadcast or telecast, or other news medium or publication as part of any bona fide news report or presentation having a current and legitimate public interest and where such photographs, drawings, or other visual representations are not used for advertising purposes; or (b) Photographs, drawings, or other visual representations in which the depiction of such property is incidental to the principal subject or subjects thereof and not calculated or likely to lead the viewer to associate such property with the sale, offering for sale or advertising of any property, product or service. (3) Any person who by means of a tower or other structure to which directly or indirectly admission is charged shall permit any other person or persons to look into or view any previously established tourist attraction, the entry or admission to which for the purpose of viewing the same is subject to an admission charge or fee, without the express written or oral consent of the owner or operator of such previously established tourist attraction, shall be liable to the owner or operator of the previously established tourist attraction for any loss, damage or injury sustained by reason thereof and punitive or exemplary damages, and the use of a tower or other structure for such unauthorized viewing may be enjoined. (4) The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to and not in limitation of the remedies and rights of any person under the common law against the unauthorized sale or use for purposes of trade or advertising of photographs, drawings, or other visual representations of her or his property.