We have discussed the Alghero case with the mayor and his lawyer and we have transferred them the comments made by wm-it. According to them, at Alghero there is not any "beni culturali tutelati dallo Stato" (tutelary cultural heritage assets owned by the State) and there is not any copyrigthed monument, so all monuments listed can be photographed freely. The town council supports wlm and this month there is an ongoing photographic contest at Alghero: http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/L%27Alguer_a_la_Viquip%C3%A8dia/it

Vicenç

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From: lodewijk@effeietsanders.org
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:52:59 +0100
Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments, an update (march 2011)
To: wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org
CC: vriullop@hotmail.com

Hi Vincenç,

thank you for the update from your side. I think it is important to cooperate with the other association and volunteers working on this in Spain and France to make sure you dont do double work.

For Italy, I'm afraid that Italian law won't allow such event (we discussed this with the Italian chapter - there is some problem that the Italian government would get copyright, so a free license would not really be an option). So I'm afraid that for Wiki Loves Monuments we cannot let Italy participate, not even Alghero.

I am glad everything is going so well, and I hope you are coordinating especially in spain well together with the chapter, to avoid approaching the same institution twice - that would come across very awkwardly.

best regards,

Lodewijk