[Advocacy Advisors] Freedom of Panorama

Wed Dec 19 22:21:12 UTC 2012

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Hello Pine,

A number of possible freedom of panorama initiatives are being discussed
here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama_campaignThese
proposals are not being led by the WMF itself because there are
strict regulations on how a tax-exempt nonprofit organization may engage in
legislative activism.

The Wikimedia community has many creative ideas. Here are the proposals
under discussion on Commons:

* Write a convincing rationale for why FoP is a good thing
* Petition
* US chapters lobby Congress
* Set-up an umbrella lobbying organization
* Geotargeted CentralNotice banner
* Identify allies (was: "Talk to Google")
* Identify educational audience for these photos
* Sample offline Wikipedias with Kiwix offline reader that need photos
* Summary FoP law table
* Proposed wording
* Short and long term goals
* Baby step: state-level arts grants
* Identify violations
* Throw our toys out of the pram
* Lead by example
* Guerilla art campaign

Which do you think would be the most effective?

Best,
Stephen

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:39 PM, ENWP Pine <deyntestiss at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Good!
>
> To the WMF folks, is WMF doing any advocacy of its own regarding FOP in
> the US?
>
> Pine
>

-- 
Stephen LaPorte
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation

*For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia
Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer
for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal
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