Thanks all, *Possible revised wording with examples from the borderline and less repetition. * * UK Freedom of panorama*
Under UK law, you can photograph, upload and share with the world a photo of any 3d artifact such as a building or sculpture that is permanently publicly displayed in the UK, even if the object is still under copyright. But you need to check four things: 1 Is it permanently on display? Temporary exhibits such as on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar square are not included, but the Angel of the North is. 2 When you took the photograph were you somewhere normally open to the public? Inside a pub or museum is fine, where you work or were a guest probably isn't. 3 Was it 3d not 2d? Buildings and sculpture are 3d, graffiti, paintings and signs are 2d. So a photograph of stained glass illuminated by light shining through it is 3d, but the same stained glass window reflecting your flash at night is 2d and might still be under copyright. 4 Did you take the photo in the UK? Most other countries have stricter rules. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Press Enter to send your message. On 17 September 2013 11:43, Stevie Benton <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks again everyone for all of your input. As there is still some > correspondence going around the booklet I'm going to leave it open for > comments until 12pm tomorrow. At that point, I plan to close the discussion > and prepare a final proof before sending to the printers and uploading to > Commons. > > Thank you, > > Stevie > > > On 17 September 2013 10:40, Edward Hands <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Martin for your kind words. Harry's edit also makes sense, >> especially as I imagine architects may not be the only copyright holders, >> even for buildings. >> >> Tweaking the text of this brochure is a great example of the power of >> collaborative editing. >> >> If you're not familiar with them, Tony1 has devised some great exercises >> in redundancy. I have found them quite instructive in the past, and they >> could be a useful training tool. As he states, "Redundancy, rather than >> poor grammar and spelling, is the biggest source of problems in prose." >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tony1/Redundancy_exercises:_removing_fluff_from_your_writing >> >> best wishes >> Edward Hands >> Edwardx on WP etc >> >> Edward's copyediting is a great improvement, and a nice illustration of >> how, >95% of the time people say they want more space to write in, what >> they actually want is fewer words. Thanks to all who contributed to this >> and especially Stevie, of course: I'm sure it will be very useful. >> >> >> On 16 September 2013 17:33, HJ Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Edward's suggestions seem sensible to me, though I'd be happy with >>> either version. >>> >>> I might also be inclined to remove "by the architect", especially if >>> we're using a sculpture as an example. >>> >>> Harry Mitchell >>> http://enwp.org/User:HJ >>> Phone: 024 7698 0977 >>> Skype: harry_j_mitchell >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Communications Organiser > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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