Could they be uploaded to Wikipedia, instead of Commons?

Richard Symonds
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On 10 February 2014 16:27, <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2014-02-10 16:19, Michael Peel wrote:
>
>> On 10 Feb 2014, at 16:18, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>
> On 10 Feb 2014, at 16:11, [email protected] wrote:
>
>  All join in now, ... Head -> Desk. Head -> Desk. Head -> Desk.
>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_
>>> requests/Files_in_Category:European_Parliament,_Strasbourg
>>>
>>
>  You have to be glad that MEPs are not that-likely to click through to
>>> images with deletion templates, and then onto this embarrassment.
>>>
>>
>  As the nomination says, there's no FOP in France, so pictures
>> of modern buildings in France can't go on Commons without clear
>> permission... I'm not sure whether that should be an embarrassment
>> for Commons or for the MEPs... ;-)
>>
>
> I have here, still pinned to my jacket, a bright-yellow press
> accreditation card from the EU Parliament. That, quite clearly, and within
> the guidelines issued to us, covers permission to film, take photos, etc,
> etc both inside and outside the European Parliament.
>
> Since the argument for deletion is being based upon French law, it's only
> the French MEPs who should be *seriously* embarrassed. Although, I am
> tempted to send this on to Christian Engström as yet-another-stick with
> which to beat them up about copyright.
>
>
> --
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