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 <[email protected]> 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?
> Deryck
>
> On 23 June 2015 at 23:38, Fæ <[email protected]> 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 today's Daily Politics show.[1] The position of the Labour
>> party MEP (Mary Honeyball) is to support new restrictions on Freedom
>> of Panorama (she gives a good 2 minute explanation of why the proposed
>> amendment is a great thing), while the UKIP Culture Spokesman (Peter
>> Whittle) is set against.
>>
>> The arguments on both sides are reasoned but slightly confused, with
>> some errors creeping in. However these sound-bite cases for both sides
>> are worth thinking through if attempting to provide MEPs with lobbying
>> comments or better case studies and briefing material.[2] I'm
>> surprised to see a Labour politician arguing to damage the UK's
>> current Freedom of Panorama, it feels like a future vote loser to me,
>> especially in the light of the ever looming UK referendum on whether
>> to stay in the EU.[3]
>>
>> Links
>> 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060kp1r  - go to 52 minutes into
>> the programme, available on-line for a month from broadcast.
>> 2. http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps.html - contact details for
>> UK MEPs, Honeyball can be found under London.
>> 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887
>>
>> Fae
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