<div>[Was: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Internal-l] Israeli Government to Release its images under a free license for public use]</div><div><br></div><div>Hello Pine,</div><div><br></div><div>A number of possible freedom of panorama initiatives are being discussed here: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama_campaign">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama_campaign</a> These proposals are not being led by the WMF itself because there are strict regulations on how a tax-exempt nonprofit organization may engage in legislative activism.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The Wikimedia community has many creative ideas. Here are the proposals under discussion on Commons: </div><div><br></div><div>* Write a convincing rationale for why FoP is a good thing</div><div>* Petition</div>
<div>* US chapters lobby Congress</div><div>* Set-up an umbrella lobbying organization</div><div>* Geotargeted CentralNotice banner</div><div>* Identify allies (was: "Talk to Google")</div><div>* Identify educational audience for these photos</div>
<div>* Sample offline Wikipedias with Kiwix offline reader that need photos</div><div>* Summary FoP law table</div><div>* Proposed wording</div><div>* Short and long term goals</div><div>* Baby step: state-level arts grants</div>
<div>* Identify violations</div><div>* Throw our toys out of the pram</div><div>* Lead by example</div><div>* Guerilla art campaign</div><div><br></div><div>Which do you think would be the most effective?</div><div><br></div>
<div>Best,</div><div>Stephen</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:39 PM, ENWP Pine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deyntestiss@hotmail.com" target="_blank">deyntestiss@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Good!<br><br>To the WMF folks, is WMF doing any advocacy of its own regarding FOP in the US?<br><br>Pine<br></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial">Stephen LaPorte</span></span></div>Legal Counsel</span></span><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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