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

[L.Gelauff]

OK, when there is, that could be a nice thing to link in social media.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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