Owen is one of the folks who is helping to draft the letter we're writing here in the UK (and ORG will be one of the co-signatories).
On 22 June 2015 at 10:03, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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