[Advocacy Advisors] Mozilla Advocacy in Brussels

[Stevie Benton]

Hi Dimi,

This is excellent news. I've done some work with Gervase in the past,
including recently in some copyright workshops with Open Rights Group. He's
really smart and I think he will be an excellent ally.

Thank you,

Stevie

On 21 April 2015 at 14:21, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, everybody!
>
> Me and Karl just had a meeting with Mozilla's Jochai (San Francisco based)
> and Gervase (UK based and on this list). Mozilla will very quickly get
> active in Brussels hiring a full-time representative.
>
> Their policy goals will be published soon and are centred around "not
> breaking the internet" and copyright, with a focus on goals such as having
> an "open norm" (i.e. fair use), an audiovisual citation exception and
> fighting against linking liability.
>
> We're also likely to experience similar organisational challenges, as
> they're also looking into a way to ensure a coherent message and strategy
> and involve their volunteer community.
>
> I personally am excited that we'll have another advocate for free&open
> things on the ground here.
>
> Cheers,
> Dimi
>
>
>
>
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