[Advocacy Advisors] The Right to Share Vacation Pictures Online – Press Release Template

Sun Feb 15 11:26:38 UTC 2015

Hi all,

I have written a template for a press release on the Freedom of Panorama 
issue. The message is that the European Parliament is now noticing the 
little known restrictions on sharing pictures of buildings and monuments 
online. We welcome this and point out that people in general have no 
idea that they are not permitted to share their vacation pictures online 
when traveling in countries such as France, Italy and Greece. (Thank you 
Stevie for your excellent edits!)

If you are interested in spreading the word in your country, or if you 
know someone who is, contact me and I will share the template with you.

What you have to do is translate the text. You are, of course, free to 
change it as you see fit.

As far as sending out the press release is concerned, I have written a 
brief how-to guide at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/how-to/press_release

If you have little time but would like to participate, I'd be happy to 
compile a list of media outlets in your country and send out the 
translated press release with you as point of reference for journalists 
who have follow-up questions.

Hope to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Karl

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Karl Sigfrid
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karl at wikimedia.be

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