Publicpolicy June 2015

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[Advocacy Advisors] a kind request for a translation
by aktron＠centrum.cz 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Hello my friends, I would like to know: Do you know about this: http://jeanmariecavada.eu/ma-position-sur-le-droit-de-panorama/ ? And would it be possible for you to translate this to English (as Mr. Cavada sports the "Quebecois approach" when it comes to languages other then French)...? So some reaction can be done? People here in Prague are asking for this :-) We also had a nice 6 min. long report in a society-like talk-show (168 hodin) in the Czech national television abouth FoP Aktron Wikimedia Czech Republic

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[Advocacy Advisors] FoP in the news
by Jan Weisensee 28 Jun '15

28 Jun '15

Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your fantastic work on FoP! Jut wanted to hint at this morning's article in German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about Reda, Cavala and Wikipedia: http://m.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/panoramafreiheit-in-gefahr-das… Regards Jan Sent from cell phone. Apologies for typos and brevity.

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[Advocacy Advisors] (no subject)
by Rob Morrison 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

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[Advocacy Advisors] (no subject)
by Rob Morrison 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

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Re: [Advocacy Advisors] freedom of panorama
by Jan Loužek 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

He has to be convinced then that the commercial sharing is not as simple issue as it is believed by Svoboda. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Defining_Noncommercial Here. 18 MB of freading, cca 250 pages. Jan ______________________________________________________________ > Od: Michal Palenik <michal(a)palenik.sk> > Komu: Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com> > Datum: 24.06.2015 14:51 > Předmět: Re: freedom of panorama > i've contacted ŠTEFANEC Ivan <ivan.stefanec(a)europarl.europa.eu> with some mixed results. he believes in press release by pavel svoboda http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0519b32bd74df1cad7d02aa01&id=3d98dde117 <http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0519b32bd74df1cad7d02aa01&id=3d98dde117> which says that "of course, facebook photos are non commercial". which i doubt. but after a second email: Každopádne je jasné, že presadzujem slobodu šírenia záberov okolia bez obmedzenia a podľa toho budem aj hlasovať. It is evident, that I acitvelly support freedom of spreading of panorama photos without (any) restrictions and I will vote according to this. michal On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 11:04:39AM +0200, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov wrote: > I was offering Schaake (ALDE NL) one and she said she's rwady to coordinate > if no one else wants. > > Perhaps you can ask then to either join her effort or to take it up > themselves. Will send you the AM text, but Schaake still hasn't tabled it. > > Dimi > > На сряда, 24 юни 2015 г. Michal Palenik <michal(a)palenik.sk> написа: > > hi, is the amendment for the plenary ready? I am contacting our MEPs.. > > > > m > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:01:58AM +0200, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov wrote: > >> The amendment was adopted with a vast majority (EPP and S&D votes) by the > >> JURI committee, so it is already in the text. We're now trying to get an > >> amendment in for the plenary vote. This requires 75 MEPs to co-sign it. > We > >> need especially EPP ones to help it to send a message. If you could find > >> some from SK, that would be awesome! > >> > >> As for a press release, the EN signpost article is very comprehensive: > >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-06-17/In_fo… <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-06-17/In_fo…> > >> > >> 2015-06-19 9:27 GMT+02:00 Michal Palenik <michal(a)palenik.sk>: > >> > >> > ok, > >> > > >> > just to clarify: > >> > it is "just" a yet unvoted on ammendmend by a MEP? > >> > > >> > is there a good press release? i would not want it to by "yet another > >> > stupid thing done by brussels bureocracy". > >> > > >> > michal > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:26:38PM +0200, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov > wrote: > >> > > Yes, I forgot to cc you in the main talk and you're probably not on > the > >> > > advocacy advisors mailing list. We need three things: > >> > > > >> > > -Media noise in each member state > >> > > -MEPs from each country to co-sign an amendment proposal from plenary > >> > > -Find coalition partners that can help us do the first two. > >> > > > >> > > I am putting Jan Louzek from WMCZ in cc. He's done an outstanding job > >> > there > >> > > to make noise and hopefully can help give WMSK some tips how we can > do > >> > the > >> > > same in SK. > >> > > > >> > > Dimi > >> > > > >> > > 2015-06-18 23:20 GMT+02:00 Michal Palenik <michal(a)palenik.sk>: > >> > > > >> > > > hi > >> > > > > >> > > > there is a big big talk about freedom of panorama ban by european > >> > > > parliament. are there any things we can do to avoid it? or is it > just > >> > > > panicing? > >> > > > > >> > > > ammendemt 421 by jean marie cavada > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML… <http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML…> > >> > > > > >> > > > michal > >> > > > -- > >> > > > michal palenik > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > michal palenik > >> > > >> > > > > > -- > > michal palenik > > > > -- michal palenik

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[Advocacy Advisors] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe
by Fæ 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

For those interested in this proposed EU copyright change, and with access to the BBC IPlayer (it may only work in the UK), I suggest reviewing today's Daily Politics show.[1] The position of the Labour party MEP (Mary Honeyball) is to support new restrictions on Freedom of Panorama (she gives a good 2 minute explanation of why the proposed amendment is a great thing), while the UKIP Culture Spokesman (Peter Whittle) is set against. The arguments on both sides are reasoned but slightly confused, with some errors creeping in. However these sound-bite cases for both sides are worth thinking through if attempting to provide MEPs with lobbying comments or better case studies and briefing material.[2] I'm surprised to see a Labour politician arguing to damage the UK's current Freedom of Panorama, it feels like a future vote loser to me, especially in the light of the ever looming UK referendum on whether to stay in the EU.[3] Links 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060kp1r - go to 52 minutes into the programme, available on-line for a month from broadcast. 2. http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps.html - contact details for UK MEPs, Honeyball can be found under London. 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887 Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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[Advocacy Advisors] Meeting with Schaake
by Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

Hi guys, Just had a meeting with Marietje Schaake and Lila Tretikov. Schaake is very please to help us, but she will check if someone else from her group like to take the lead on that. If not, she will do it herself. What she asked for is for us to let her know (and possibly you should also let Sophie in't Veld know) when you're putting out a press release, so she can make noise about it that same day and we get media traction. Once she has "outed" herself, we'll then direct other willing MEPs to her to coordinate the amendment tabling. Thank you for all the great help! Dimi

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[Advocacy Advisors] event on wikimedia and copyright at the italian chamber
by Laurentius 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

Dear all, next Monday (22 June) there will be a Wikimedia event at the Italian Chamber of deputies. The occasion is the fact that in one year from now Wikimania will be in Italy, and the focus will be, as usual, on Wikipedia and on copyright and our cultural heritage law (the one that makes not having freedom of panorama a secondary problem). There is no final speakers list - since people can propose a talk at any time - but among the speakers there will be half of WMI board (Aubrey, Sannita and Simone), Frieda (WMF board), Emma (our former WLM project manager), and of course Iolanda Pensa (the main organizer of Wikimania 2016), who organized the event. If you are in Rome you're welcome to join us [1]! but there will also be a live streaming of the event (I'll send you the URL as soon as I have it) (hours: from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC). Unfortunately people will speak in Italian! Tweets to #wikicamp will go live in the room: if you are going to watch the live stream, but also if you just have something to say, tweet it! Laurentius [1]https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-barcamp-wikipedia-arriva-in-italia-e-litalia-su-wikipedia-17260456490

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[Advocacy Advisors] Fwd: European chapters: urgent action needed
by Romaine Wiki 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

Hi all, The message below I sent to the Wikimedia chapters. As WMF considered SOPA as a big issue for Wikipedia/Wikimedia, this can have a huge impact on Wikipedia, Commons and other wikis and I think it would be good if WMF can take a stand in this matter and would help the European chapters with this issue. Certainly some help with the *E-mail / Tweet your Member of the European Parliament* (like with SOPA) would help! Greetings, Romaine Hi all, This concerns all the chapters in the European Union and chapters in other European countries as well (copying is possible). *Subject* Copyrights reform in Europe going in the wrong direction, damaging Wikipedia. *What is going on?* In the European Parliament currently a proposal (amendment) is submitted that will restrict Freedom of Panorama in Europe. This means: you are no longer allowed to upload images from modern buildings and works of public art on Commons and not allowed to use those images on Wikipedia. Also if Freedom of Panorama is only allowed for Non Commercial purposes only, this is a problem for Wikipedia! *Some details*? It concerns the amendment AM421 proposed by Cavada and passed in the JURI committee. *When is the voting about the amendment?* Thursday 9th July But we have one chance only! *What can we do about this?* - Forward this e-mail to anyone who should know about this. - Talk to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in your country. Especially the members of the EPP, S&D and ALDE groups. -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament,_2… - Communicate this issue to the members of your association, to your Wikipedia communities, and to the readers of Wikipedia. The public needs to know! - Translate: There will come a page on Meta about this, which needs translation. This page with info will contain basic information and can be linked to. This page can be copied to the local Wikipedias. This was done as well for the SOPA situation in 2012 which also attacked Wikipedia, example: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA - Publicise a press release about this, write about it on your website/blog, talk to the media how this can damage Wikipedia, etc. - Use social media: Twitter, Facebook, and so on... - Twitter about it and retweet them. Suggestions: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_BE/status/611000943908384768 - https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_BE/status/610984311853064193 - https://twitter.com/dimi_z/status/610792189631811584 - Twitter also directly to the Members of the European Parliament directly and ask them if they want to turn Wikipedia into black. Also we should think about a CentralNotice / Sitenotice to inform our readers. *Where is the coordination?* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_Panorama_2015 To have an overview it would be handy if you sign up for your country/area. Collect here also your actions like press releases, tweets, Facebook posts, etc. Those can be useful to read and to see where some action is missing or needed. *You need more information?* Read the upcoming Signpost article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-06-17/Three… *Also* The Dutch chapter (WMNL) has formed a project group (including me) who is working hard on getting more attention for this subject. Both towards MEPs, the local community and towards the readers of Wikipedia. A campaign is coming up today or in the following days. In Brussels Dimitar and Karl are monitoring the situation in the European Parliament. Thanks to them this issue comes to our attention. Does your MEP like to meet someone in Brussels? Dimitar and Karl are in Brussels and I can come there as well. *Other suggestions?* Let us know! Thanks! Romaine ---- board member of Wikimedia Belgium volunteer for Wikimedia Nederland

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[Advocacy Advisors] Freedom of Panorama, MEP tweets
by Karl Sigfrid 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hi all, It's good to see how our views on Freedom of Panorama and NC conditions are beginning to get heard around Europe. As you know, there is a vote on July 9 on the Julia Reda report. The report, after being amended in the Legal Affairs Committee, includes a proposal to exclude commercial use from the European FoP copyright exception. Our job is to make the parliament remove this particular proposal from the report. One thing that I will try in Sweden is to get friendly MEPs to tweet that they are supporting us in preserving current FoP rights. By tweeting, parliamentarians solidify their position in public and are more likely to convince colleagues to go along with them. Tweets that confirm MEP positions also help us monitor our progress and show Wikimedians that the effort makes a difference. Feel free to do the same in other European countries. Best, Karl -- Karl Sigfrid +32 487 94 76 30 karl(a)wikimedia.be Rue du Trone 51 1000 Brussels

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