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Hello Pine,

A number of possible freedom of panorama initiatives are being discussed here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama_campaign 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.

The Wikimedia community has many creative ideas. Here are the proposals under discussion on Commons: 

* Write a convincing rationale for why FoP is a good thing

* Petition

* US chapters lobby Congress

* Set-up an umbrella lobbying organization

* Geotargeted CentralNotice banner

* Identify allies (was: "Talk to Google")

* Identify educational audience for these photos

* Sample offline Wikipedias with Kiwix offline reader that need photos

* Summary FoP law table

* Proposed wording

* Short and long term goals

* Baby step: state-level arts grants

* Identify violations

* Throw our toys out of the pram

* Lead by example

* Guerilla art campaign

Which do you think would be the most effective?

Best,

Stephen