Really like the idea of flagging certain images with a light box, I think it's very clever.
I know that some chapter staff and volunteers are working really hard to get some traction on this important issue Wikimedia UK is leading on a letter to the press which will be signed by other cultural and related bodies. Should be going out early this week. I know that a volunteer has written to Jimmy about this to see what publicity he can attract as well.
Dimi, the movement's Wikimedian in Brussels, along with Karl Sigfrid and others, has been working on this for months, too. There's a real co-ordinated effort to push back on this.
Stevie
On 22 June 2015 at 08:30, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Pinging Mark H. in the Multimedia Team to ask about the feasability of Jane's clever suggestion.
Pine On Jun 22, 2015 12:21 AM, "Jane Darnell" jane023@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, considering how effective the blackout was for SOPA, I think another action based on the most prominent images we stand to lose would be in order. So the take on the London Eye and maybe some popular buildings, art and bridges in Euro-FoP countries? I don't know if you could rig a java script to flag these with a red lightbox that links to the Commons page, but that would probably be more effective than any other lobbying efforts
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Sam Klein sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu wrote:
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Are WMF and the European affiliates allowed to lobby regarding this
issue?
The WMF could lobby or support lobbying on such an issue. It is eligible to spend up to $1M per year tax-free on lobbying. But I don't believe it has directly engaged in anything of the sort, since the SOPA action.
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