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Throwback Thursday for 6th October

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In this week's edition of Throwback Thursday, we remember the appearance of the Eiffel Tower in Red Alert 2. In the alpha screenshot from April 2000, we can see it as we know it well, but with a hint at its usage in the campaign as a giant Tesla coil. However, the final version has three legs instead of four, the model was remade completely and the ingame string reads "Paris Tower" instead of Eiffel Tower. The Tesla coil usage was retained, though, and was used in Operation: City of Lights in the final version. It isn't certain why the Tower was changed, some speculate it was due to censorship.

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The Eiffel Tower is no longer under copyright protection (aka in the public domain), which allows for photos of the structure. However, the lighting design is a recent addition and the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, the organization managing the structure, maintain that the lighting is an artistic work separate from the structure itself. As such, the artistic lighting is not in the public domain, and without the EU Copyright Directive providing limitations, French law prevails.

 

Firstly, **** this overzealous copyright bull****.

 

Secondly, the alpha screenshot doesn't show it with night lights on :P

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