Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sweden loses copyright suit

Report in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/wikimedias-free-photo-database… Wikimedia Sweden press release: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/hoegsta-domstolen-vaeljer-att-kr… WMF blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/04/04/strike-against-freedom-panorama/ I would note here that in my opinion, the WMF blog post and some journalists who seem to have read it materially misrepresent the decision made, when they say or imply that <quote> The Court decided that Swedish copyright law does not allow individuals or organizations to post images online of publicly-placed artwork without permission from the artist. <end of quote> Supreme Court Justice Lars Edlund has expressly contradicted that. He's made very clear that the decision is specifically about a large-scale online database, and does not impact users who want to post a picture to Facebook or Instagram. http://www.svt.se/kultur/konst/brottsligt-sprida-bilder-av-offentligt-konst… http://www.hogstadomstolen.se/Domstolar/hogstadomstolen/Avgoranden/2016/201… Andreas _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>