Oops, I meant "layman", not "lawman" :)
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]>
wrote:
> [Warning: This is a lawman's analysis. I'm not a lawyer.]
>
> Wow, this is a pretty incredible decision. It seems the Swedish Supreme
> Court has gutted the country's Freedom of Panorama law (for all works
> including buildings) by simply declaring that the the law's statement that
> "Works
> of art may be reproduced..." ("Konstverk får avbildas...") doesn't apply
> to the internet. They seem to have bent over backwards to reach this
> conclusion, citing the European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29 /
> EC of 22 May 2001 (which they say "imposes a strong protection of
> copyright, especially in the digital environment") and even the fact that
> other Nordic countries don't have Freedom of Panorama (they do, it's just
> restricted to buildings). Their basic conclusion is that the law must be
> interpreted as conservatively as possible because otherwise it would
> "unreasonably prejudice" the author's financial interests (without
> acknowledging at all the public's interest). They awkwardly explain that
> postcards don't constitute a significant impact on commercial exploitation,
> but when it comes to new technology like the internet, the law must be
> assumed to not apply (despite what a reasonable person would assume from
> the law's text). This is very disappointing indeed.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Raul Veede <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> Most likely the Swedes can explain the exact nuances better, but from the
>> little I have gathered, it seems that Swedish Supreme Court today decided
>> that although there is Freedom of Panorama in Sweden, it cannot be extended
>> to publishing the images of public art on the Internet.
>>
>> Now, the exact reasoning, all the consequences and WMSE's further actions
>> notwithstanding, my question is whether this makes Sweden the only country
>> in the world where such a distinction is established? If yes, this is a
>> very dangerous precedent. If not, I would very much want to know the
>> peculiarities in the other cases.
>>
>> In either case, we should be prepared to counter suggestions to adapt
>> that distinction to the other countries in Europe.
>>
>> Some links:
>> * WMSE's press release:
>> http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/hoegsta-domstolen-vaeljer-att-krympa-det-offentliga-rummet-istaellet-foer-att-gaa-paa-wikimedia-sveriges-linje-1360834
>> * The same in Google Translate:
>> https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsdesk.com%2Fse%2Fpressreleases%2Fhoegsta-domstolen-vaeljer-att-krympa-det-offentliga-rummet-istaellet-foer-att-gaa-paa-wikimedia-sveriges-linje-1360834&edit-text=
>> * Supreme Court's decision in Google Translate:
>> https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.hogstadomstolen.se/Domstolar/hogstadomstolen/Avgoranden/2016/2016-04-04%2520%25C3%2596%2520849-15%2520Beslut.pdf&usg=ALkJrhhlSJXySoC2n5KkvshhCcIsShp6iQ
>> * Swedish Copyright Act in English (on Unesco's homepage):
>> http://portal.unesco.org/culture/admin/file_download.php/se_copyright_2005_en.pdf?URL_ID=30264&filename=11418280643se_copyright_2005_en.pdf&filetype=application%2Fpdf&filesize=174806&name=se_copyright_2005_en.pdf&location=user-S/
>>
>> Some coverage in Swedish:
>> http://feber.se/webb/art/346833/offentligkonstse_bryter_mot_up/
>> http://www.svt.se/kultur/konst/brottsligt-sprida-bilder-av-offentligt-konst-pa-natet
>>
>> http://www.fotosidan.se/cldoc/lag-och-ratt/hd-dom-olagligt-att-publicera-bilder.htm
>> http://www.friatider.se/wikipedia-f-r-inte-visa-bilder-p-konstverk
>> http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konst-form/hd-brottsligt-att-sprida-bilder-av-offentlig-konst-pa-natet/
>>
>> http://www.kamerabild.se/nyheter/foto/hd-beslut-olagligt-att-avbilda-konst-f-r-spridning-p-n-tet
>>
>> One particular piece of news in translation, demonstrating the
>> journalist's depth of comprehension, starting with the headline "Copyright
>> of outdoor art also applies online":
>>
>> https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsverigesradio.se%2Fsida%2Fartikel.aspx%3Fprogramid%3D478%26artikel%3D6403634&edit-text=
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Raul
>>
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