Publicpolicy June 2016

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Berlaymont copyright?
by Raul Veede 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

The Estonian office of European Commission is trying to convince me the copyright of the Berlaymont building in Brussels belongs to the EC. While I think it might be possible that someone might have asked for the architect's permit to spread photos of the building, I have seen no proof of it. Can anyone prove or disprove that claim? Raul

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Court victory in France
by Michelle Paulson 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce that the Paris Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Wikimedia Foundation in the ongoing *Teissier v. WMF* case, finding WMF to be a hosting provider under French law. The court stated that Ms. Teissier may dislike the content included in the French Wikipedia article about her, but that the content was well within the bounds of free speech. This outcome is a victory for the Wikimedia projects and for free expression and knowledge. You can read more about this decision in our blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/06/20/france-legal-victory/ -Michelle == Michelle Paulson Legal Director Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office) 415.882.0495 (Fax) *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation and for legal/ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*

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WMF Comments on EU Consultation on Freedom of Panorama
by Jan Gerlach 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Dear all, Last week we submitted our letter to the European Commission in which we urge them to harmonize strong freedom of panorama in the EU. We also ask the Commission to make sure that a new neighboring right for publishers doesn't harm the freedom to set hyperlinks. Please find our letter here <https://policy.wikimedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wmf-comments-on-con…> . Best, Jan == Jan Gerlach Public Policy Manager Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 jgerlach(a)wikimedia.org

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TPP position
by James Salsman 19 Jun '16

19 Jun '16

Has the Foundation taken a position on the TPP yet? Many people were surprised with Google came out in support of it a week ago. Ref.: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/how-tpp-will-affect-you-and-your-digi…

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New Best Case Scenario shared: parody!
by Lisette Kalshoven 17 Jun '16

17 Jun '16

Dear all, As you may already be aware, in June at COMMUNIA we’re sharing the Best Case Scenarios for Copyright. Each Wednesday we present one copyright exception that actually works in a EU member state to demonstrate that user-friendly solutions do not destroy creative industries but benefit the society, the economy and freedom of expression. You might have already seen the Freedom of Panorama scenario we shared last week. Today we’re covering the parody exception in France. Please have a look at (and share) the basic facts blogpost: http://www.communia-association.org/2016/06/15/parody-exception-bcs-copyrig… <http://www.communia-association.org/2016/06/15/parody-exception-bcs-copyrig…> where a detailed legal study can be found about the scenario. I hope you find it interesting and worth spreading! If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact us. Cheers, Lisette Kalshoven -- Kennisland | www.kennisland.nl | t +31205756720 | m +31613943237 | @lnkalshoven | skype: lisette.kalshoven

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Advocate-General opinion on e-lending
by Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

Hi all, Just an interesting opinion of an Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the EU who says that public libraries should be allowed to e-lend books. [1] This is something libraries and publishers are at odd about since years. Now, an AG opinion is only a sort of advice to the judges, who will rule in the case, but these are usually well researched and structured analyses of the law. Cheers, Dimi [1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d07lh0nNGNRTRMcDB1ZUpFanc/view

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Best Case Scenarios for Copyright
by Lisette Kalshoven 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

Dear Wikimedians, Today at Communia we’re launching the Best Case Scenarios for Copyright <http://www.communia-association.org/bcs-copyright/> series, to promote great solutions such as user-friendly copyright limitations. They work in some EU countries and we want to talk about making them (and other good ones) mandatory for the whole EU. It would be great if you could promote the message via social media and any other communication with your partners. Today we introduce the idea for the campaign and on Wednesday we will publish the first case. Today’s post may be found here <http://www.communia-association.org/2016/06/06/bcs-copyright/> and Communia TT is here <https://twitter.com/communia_eu/status/739782579952443392>. Best wishes, Lisette Kalshoven -- Kennisland | www.kennisland.nl | t +31205756720 | m +31613943237 | @lnkalshoven | skype: lisette.kalshoven

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EU consultation on FoP
by Jan Gerlach 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Dear all As many of you will know, the EU consultation on Freedom of Panorama and new neighboring rights for publishers <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/public-consultation-role…> is closing on 6/15. The legal team at WMF is currently preparing a response to the consultation in order to encourage the European Commission to introduce a strong FoP exception and harmonize European copyright accordingly. We are planning to submit tomorrow (6/14). At the same time, we would like to draw your attention to the community response that FKAGEU is drafting here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/FoP_Consultation>. Best, Jan == Jan Gerlach Public Policy Manager Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 jgerlach(a)wikimedia.org

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FoP Consultation - answers from Wikimedia Sverige
by John Andersson 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Hi everybody, Yesterday I added Wikimedia Sverige's answers for the FoP Consultation to Meta.[1] We have tried to give concrete examples based on our work, and we were thinking that parts of it should be generalizable and perhaps it could be off value for some of you when answering the consultation. Today we also emailed our members and organizations that we have worked with during the years to ask them to give inputs and send in answers to the consultation themselves. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions! [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/FoP_Consultation/Wikimedia_Sverige Best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sverige Project Manager Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se <JohnAndersson86(a)hotmail.com> Skype: johnandersson86 Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @WikimediaSE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaSE> Would you like to support free knowledge and Wikipedia? Please consider if you, or your organization, would like to become a member <https://donera.wikimedia.se/node/6> of Wikimedia Sverige!

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Wikimania Workshop: "School of Rocking (EU) Copyright"
by Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 10 Jun '16

10 Jun '16

Hello everybody, The programme for Wikimania Esino Lario is ready [1] and I will be giving a workshop titled School of Rock(ing) EU Copyright. [2] It will take place on Thursday, 23 June, in the collaborative space from 14:00 to 17:30. Since we'll be people with different backgrounds, levels of expertise and from several continents and I want everyone to feel welcome, I will keep the "curriculum" open and flexible. I am there so you can pick my brain, to share our experiences with you and to teach you the tools & tricks of the trade. Most importantly, we will take time to work on your national/continental priorities, draft a strategy, prepare your first actions. Let's get YOU started! Please add your name if you are interested and don't shy away because there's "EU" in the title. We can always talk about how to transfer the European know-how to other places. After this there will a Global Policy Meetup organised by Jan and Stephen, which we'll make sure not to attend! Cheers, Dimi [1] https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme#Pre-conference_Thursday_… [2] https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Training_sessions/Proposals/School…

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