[Was: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Internal-l] Israeli Government to Release its images under a free license for public use] Hello Pine, A number of possible freedom of panorama initiatives are being discussed here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama_campaignThese 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 On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:39 PM, ENWP Pine <deyntestiss(a)hotmail.com> wrote: -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.*