Relevant discussion is at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/non-US_Freedom_of_Panorama_under_US_copyright_law AFAIK, policy in Commons is use choice of law of FOP in country of origin but with a warning for reusers that it may not be free in the US: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Not-free-US-FOP Vicenç > Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:53:14 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] FOP in Europe: does this include WWII > monuments with art? > > Hello, > WMNL was recently approached for helping start a photo contest for > WWII monuments. Based on this > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freedom_of_Panorama_in_Europe_NC.svg > We assumed that these photographs could be used on Wikipedia, but the > recent discussions about the DMCA takedown notice for this > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Houseball_(Oldenburg_and_van_Bruggen) > indicate that FOP in Europe is not really FOP. > > To be careful, we have decided to cancel the photo contest idea, > though people are of course terribly disappointed about this. > > Does anyone know the status of this discussion? Of course, WLM has > brought in several thousand of these "possibly-not-FOP" sculptures, as > they are often WLM monuments themselves, or are situated directly in > front of buildings that are WLM monuments. > > Thanks in advance for any info you have - we need a short and sweet > way to inform the WWII monument committee and WMNL volunteers why we > are cancelling. > Jane > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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