# Do you need a permit to project light/images onto buildings?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-permit-to-project-light-images-onto-buildings/1014840>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-permit-to-project-light-images-onto-buildings/1014840 "2025-02-26T19:09:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-permit-to-project-light-images-onto-buildings/1014840/21 "2025-03-11T04:57:28Z")

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For some reason, that story reminded me of this. (I wouldn’t have been any happier if someone had written “BIDEN” into the manatee’s back, either.)

> **[Manatee turned into Trump billboard](https://divernet.com/scuba-news/manatee-turned-into-trump-billboard/)**
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> An investigation is under way after a manatee was videoed in Florida’s Homosassa River with the word ‘TRUMP’ etched into the algae covering its side.

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