Hi Samito,
It's really great that you want to cover the FoP debate. I have put the latest version of the press release on the meta site, where it is freely accessible: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/media/PR_FoP_common_sense
There have been real legal consequences as the result of photos of buildings taken in public places. None of the cases, as far as I know, have dealt with regular tourists uploading photos on social-media sites. However, if you offer the photos to the public in a systematic manner or commercially, legal action from the building's copyright holder is more likely.
I would not view this as a part of the larger discussion on the proper balance of power between the EU and the member countries. That issue would fall quite far outside the scope of the Wikimedian effort in Brussels.
Best regards, Karl
Samito Jalbuena wrote on 2/17/2015 9:52 AM:
Hi, all, esp. to Stevie and Karl. My name is Samito Jalbuena, a member of media in the Far East. I would like to assess the FOP issue (and what Europe may hope to desire) in my coverage. I shall do so from an Asian POV, an outsider or a stranger. However, my opinion will only relate back to the agenda. Control should be realized sooner if Europe becomes a state by normalizing one law, thus FOP can be normatized across the board, along with other issues. (The nation-state is outdated, or am I wrong? Is the explosion of an infinity of laws that have no hope to be enforced only another statement that this is lawlessness?) As for the text or template, I will be most honored if I may be given permission to read it. Thank you, Stevie and Karl.
And by the way, my coverage shall be in the subtext of an art review. I have yet to ask your opinion on what kind of art should be illegal in all of Europe. If a vacation picture with certain monuments is a crime according to a few outdated nation-states, I need your inputs on a work of art that will get the artist crucified on a much wider scale. (He can rise again on the third day because of the power of collectors, or we can use electricity.) In other words, if thousands of Asians took pictures of the new LV art center in Paris while knowing it was a crime is negligible because law is empty and unenforced, then I have to ask what kind of picture will actually ignite forces to action.
One artist has recently made a portrait of yours truly but I have told him to wait for these important edits. Hope we can collaborate.
Sincerely yours, Samito Jalbuena
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Send Advocacy_Advisors mailing list submissions to advocacy_advisors@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:advocacy_advisors@lists.wikimedia.org> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy_advisors or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to advocacy_advisors-request@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:advocacy_advisors-request@lists.wikimedia.org> You can reach the person managing the list at advocacy_advisors-owner@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:advocacy_advisors-owner@lists.wikimedia.org> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Advocacy_Advisors digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: The Right to Share Vacation Pictures Online – Press Release Template (Stevie Benton) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:33:16 +0000 From: Stevie Benton <stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk <mailto:stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk>> To: Advocacy Advisory Group for Wikimedia <advocacy_advisors@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:advocacy_advisors@lists.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Advocacy Advisors] The Right to Share Vacation Pictures Online – Press Release Template Message-ID: <CACti2rJkChZU1dfA8U-eaC8ezzSiHPaYJ5dCLcr4HUAF_4h9Cw@mail.gmail.com <mailto:CACti2rJkChZU1dfA8U-eaC8ezzSiHPaYJ5dCLcr4HUAF_4h9Cw@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Karl, Thanks for all of your work on this, I'm pleased I was able to help. It will be really interesting to see if this angle gets picked up in the press. If the story gets coverage anywhere it would be great to see any links. Thanks and regards, Stevie On 15 February 2015 at 11:26, Karl Sigfrid <karl@wikimedia.be <mailto:karl@wikimedia.be>> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have written a template for a press release on the Freedom of Panorama > issue. The message is that the European Parliament is now noticing the > little known restrictions on sharing pictures of buildings and monuments > online. We welcome this and point out that people in general have no idea > that they are not permitted to share their vacation pictures online when > traveling in countries such as France, Italy and Greece. (Thank you Stevie > for your excellent edits!) > > If you are interested in spreading the word in your country, or if you > know someone who is, contact me and I will share the template with you. > > What you have to do is translate the text. You are, of course, free to > change it as you see fit. > > As far as sending out the press release is concerned, I have written a > brief how-to guide at: > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/how-to/press_release > > If you have little time but would like to participate, I'd be happy to > compile a list of media outlets in your country and send out the translated > press release with you as point of reference for journalists who have > follow-up questions. > > Hope to hear from you. > > Best Regards, > Karl > > -- > Karl Sigfrid > +32 487 94 76 30 <tel:%2B32%20487%2094%2076%2030> > karl@wikimedia.be <mailto:karl@wikimedia.be> > > Rue du Trone 51 > 1000 Brussels > > > _______________________________________________ > Advocacy_Advisors mailing list > Advocacy_Advisors@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Advocacy_Advisors@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy_advisors > -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29%2020%207065%200993> / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29%207803%20505%20173> @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*