Owen Blacker (Wikipedian, and Open Rights Group board member) has a blog post on the subject:
https://medium.com/@owenblacker/freedom-of-panorama-is-under-attack-6cc5353b4f65 On 22 June 2015 at 09:46, Stevie Benton <[email protected]> wrote: > Really like the idea of flagging certain images with a light box, I think > it's very clever. > > I know that some chapter staff and volunteers are working really hard to > get some traction on this important issue Wikimedia UK is leading on a > letter to the press which will be signed by other cultural and related > bodies. Should be going out early this week. I know that a volunteer has > written to Jimmy about this to see what publicity he can attract as well. > > Dimi, the movement's Wikimedian in Brussels, along with Karl Sigfrid and > others, has been working on this for months, too. There's a real > co-ordinated effort to push back on this. > > Stevie > > On 22 June 2015 at 08:30, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pinging Mark H. in the Multimedia Team to ask about the feasability of >> Jane's clever suggestion. >> >> Pine >> On Jun 22, 2015 12:21 AM, "Jane Darnell" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Actually, considering how effective the blackout was for SOPA, I think >> another action based on the most prominent images we stand to lose would be >> in order. So the take on the London Eye and maybe some popular buildings, >> art and bridges in Euro-FoP countries? I don't know if you could rig a java >> script to flag these with a red lightbox that links to the Commons page, >> but that would probably be more effective than any other lobbying efforts >> >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Sam Klein <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Are WMF and the European affiliates allowed to lobby regarding this >> > issue? >> > > >> > >> > The WMF could lobby or support lobbying on such an issue. It is eligible >> > to spend up to $1M per year tax-free on lobbying. But I don't believe it >> > has directly engaged in anything of the sort, since the SOPA action. >> > >> > Sam >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> > [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a > global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the > Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
