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 >> -- >> [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 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.*
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