For those that weren't able to attend or want to re re-read the logs have been posted on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2016-04-19
James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Jan Gerlach <[email protected]> wrote: > TLDR: > > What: IRC chat with members of Wikimedia Foundation legal > > Topic: Freedom of panorama > > When: Tuesday, April 19 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time / 18:00 UTC > > Reminder: We can’t do legal advice. > > Hi all, > > We'd like to remind you of the return of Legal Team IRC office hours, > starting today, April 19 at 11:00 AM PDT / 18:00 UTC! We’re planning to > host these once every 3 months or so going forward. > > IRC office hours provide an opportunity for members of the Wikimedia > communities to chat directly with members of the Wikimedia Foundation legal > team on topics of interest including public policy, legal issues facing the > Wikimedia movement, and what you can do to get involved. Please keep in > mind that under California law we can’t give out legal advice, so rather > than giving out legal advice, we will talk about the Wikimedia Foundation’s > stance on issues. > > For this format, we’ll begin at 11:00 by doing a brief introduction and > then start taking questions from everyone that’s present. We’ll aim to have > a few people on at the same time to be able to respond faster and to > discuss different aspects of the issues. > > For our first office hour, we’re planning to discuss the freedom of > panorama (FoP). With the recent decision in Sweden > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/04/04/strike-against-freedom-panorama/>, > holding that Wikimedia Sweden's website/database was in violation of > Swedish copyright law for making available on the internet photographs of > artwork permanently situated in public areas, FoP has become more pressing > than ever. We believe that the ability for members of the public to > photograph public monuments and landscapes is a fundamental part of free > expression. We plan to raise this issue to the European Commission this > summer, and need your help to let them know that it’s important. This first > one of a series of IRC office hours will be a great opportunity to > exchange thoughts about it. > > If you have questions that you would like to discuss during the office > hour, you can add them on Meta Wiki here > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal_Team_IRC_Office_Hours>. > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > >
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