Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-26 Thread Owen Blacker
I completely missed this thread; sorry about that :) On Wed, 24 Jun 2015 at 20:16 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Owen Blacker's blog post on Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/freedom-of-panorama-is-under-attack-6cc5353b4f65 The Times headline is *superlative*. If only the Times

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-24 Thread Simon Knight
Hi Deryck I wrote one on Sunday (before Honeyball had spoken on e.g. the BBC) http://sjgknight.com/finding-knowledge/2015/06/freedom-of-panorama-savefop/ It could definitely be improved but it might help as a start. Do let me know if any useful links especially re: the issues of ‘NC’

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-24 Thread Deryck Chan
Hi team WMUK, I'm planning to write a letter to my MEP(s) about this. Has anyone written one already and can share it? Deryck On 23 June 2015 at 23:38, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: For those interested in this proposed EU copyright change, and with access to the BBC IPlayer (it may only work in

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-24 Thread Richard Nevell
I think Stevie Benton is working on a letter to MEPs. As far as I know it's at a drafting stage. Richard On 24 June 2015 at 13:39, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi team WMUK, I'm planning to write a letter to my MEP(s) about this. Has anyone written one already and can share it?

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-24 Thread David Gerard
Owen Blacker's blog post on Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/freedom-of-panorama-is-under-attack-6cc5353b4f65 The Times headline is *superlative*. If only the Times wasn't paywalled ... On 24 June 2015 at 13:45, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: I think Stevie Benton is

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK positions on the proposed harmonization of Freedom of Panorama in Europe

2015-06-23 Thread Sarah Noble
To be honest, Honeyball is wrong on a lot of stuff. Seems to be her defining trait. Sarah On 23 Jun 2015, at 23:38, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: For those interested in this proposed EU copyright change, and with access to the BBC IPlayer (it may only work in the UK), I suggest reviewing