[Advocacy Advisors] Fwd: European chapters: urgent action needed

Thu Jun 18 18:56:35 UTC 2015

Not yet, but our intention is to create one and translate it in the various
European languages,

Romaine

2015-06-18 20:54 GMT+02:00 L.Gelauff <lgelauff at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> is there a page aimed for an external audience which explains in a few
> lines of text what is the problem, and why we care?
>
> Lodewijk
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:20 PM, Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The message below I sent to the Wikimedia chapters.
>>
>> As WMF considered SOPA as a big issue for Wikipedia/Wikimedia, this can
>> have a huge impact on Wikipedia, Commons and other wikis and I think it
>> would be good if WMF can take a stand in this matter and would help the
>> European chapters with this issue.
>>
>> Certainly some help with the *E-mail / Tweet your Member of the European
>> Parliament* (like with SOPA) would help!
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Romaine
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This concerns all the chapters in the European Union and chapters in
>> other European countries as well (copying is possible).
>>
>> *Subject*
>> Copyrights reform in Europe going in the wrong direction, damaging
>> Wikipedia.
>>
>> *What is going on?*
>> In the European Parliament currently a proposal (amendment) is submitted
>> that will restrict Freedom of Panorama in Europe.
>> This means: you are no longer allowed to upload images from modern
>> buildings and works of public art on Commons and not allowed to use those
>> images on Wikipedia.
>>
>> Also if Freedom of Panorama is only allowed for Non Commercial purposes
>> only, this is a problem for Wikipedia!
>>
>> *Some details*?
>> It concerns the amendment AM421 proposed by Cavada and passed in the JURI
>> committee.
>>
>> *When is the voting about the amendment?*
>> Thursday 9th July
>>
>> But we have one chance only!
>>
>>
>> *What can we do about this?*
>>
>>    - Forward this e-mail to anyone who should know about this.
>>    - Talk to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in your
>>    country. Especially the members of the EPP, S&D and ALDE groups. ->
>>    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament,_2014%E2%80%9319
>>    - Communicate this issue to the members of your association, to your
>>    Wikipedia communities, and to the readers of Wikipedia. The public needs to
>>    know!
>>    - Translate: There will come a page on Meta about this, which needs
>>    translation. This page with info will contain basic information and can be
>>    linked to. This page can be copied to the local Wikipedias. This was done
>>    as well for the SOPA situation in 2012 which also attacked Wikipedia,
>>    example: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA
>>    - Publicise a press release about this, write about it on your
>>    website/blog, talk to the media how this can damage Wikipedia, etc.
>>    - Use social media: Twitter, Facebook, and so on...
>>    - Twitter about it and retweet them. Suggestions:
>>       https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_BE/status/611000943908384768 -
>>       https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_BE/status/610984311853064193 -
>>       https://twitter.com/dimi_z/status/610792189631811584
>>       - Twitter also directly to the Members of the European Parliament
>>       directly and ask them if they want to turn Wikipedia into black.
>>
>>
>> Also we should think about a CentralNotice / Sitenotice to inform our
>> readers.
>>
>>
>> *Where is the coordination?*
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_Panorama_2015
>> To have an overview it would be handy if you sign up for your
>> country/area.
>>
>> Collect here also your actions like press releases, tweets, Facebook
>> posts, etc. Those can be useful to read and to see where some action is
>> missing or needed.
>>
>>
>> *You need more information?*
>> Read the upcoming Signpost article:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-06-17/Three_weeks_to_save_freedom_of_panorama_in_Europe
>>
>>
>> *Also*
>> The Dutch chapter (WMNL) has formed a project group (including me) who is
>> working hard on getting more attention for this subject. Both towards MEPs,
>> the local community and towards the readers of Wikipedia. A campaign is
>> coming up today or in the following days.
>>
>> In Brussels Dimitar and Karl are monitoring the situation in the European
>> Parliament. Thanks to them this issue comes to our attention.
>>
>> Does your MEP like to meet someone in Brussels? Dimitar and Karl are in
>> Brussels and I can come there as well.
>>
>>
>> *Other suggestions?*
>> Let us know!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Romaine
>>
>> ----
>> board member of Wikimedia Belgium
>> volunteer for Wikimedia Nederland
>>
>>
>>
>>
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