Freedom of panorama
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Freedom of panorama is the liberty of taking a photo/video of any object permanently placed in the public space, and being allowed to publish it. This possibility is a country specific copyright adjustment that has been implemented in many countries, but not everywhere.
Countries
[edit]- Application: Belgium, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain
- Non-application:
Belgium, France, Italy, Greece
Timeline
[edit]- June-July 2015 - Wikipedia campaign Freedom of Panorama in Europe in 2015 - #saveFoP
- 26 November 2015 - Freedom of Panorama proposal (source: fr)
- 10 May 2016 - First reading in Commission Chambre / Commissie Kamer (source: fr/nl)
- See also: Panoramavrijheid/Wetsvoorstel (in Dutch)
- 30 May 2016 - WMBE letter to members of the Commission Chambre / Commissie Kamer about Freedom of Panorama, what it means for Wikipedia and beyond, including a FAQ and brochure (fr/nl/en)
- 31 May 2016 - Second reading in Commission Chambre / Commissie Kamer: Freedom of Panorama approved in commission (source: fr/nl)
- 16 June 2016 - Freedom of Panorama approved by federal parliament of Belgium (85 to 42, 12 abstentions)
- 5 July 2016 - Publication in the Belgian journal (Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge) (source: fr/nl) 10 days after the publication in the Belgian journal it becomes official/in force (source: fr/nl)
- 11 July 2016 - Press release: Freedom of Panorama in Belgium
- 15 July 2016 - Freedom of Panorama comes official into force in Belgium
- 15 July 2016 - Freedom of Panorama in Belgium launch event at KIK-IRPA. See invitation (photos)
- 15 July 2016 - 1737 previously deleted files because of missing freedom of panorama are restored on Wikimedia Commons. An overview of the restored files can be found at this page at Commons.
- 1 July-31 August 2017 - Wiki Loves Public Space photo contest during the first Summer freedom of panorama is in force in Belgium
Media
[edit]incomplete overview
- Reda report: the good, the not-so-bad and the ugly compromise amendments, Communia, 15 June 2015
- Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe, article in The Signpost, 17 June 2015
- "Freedom of Panorama is under attack" by OwenBlacker from the English Wikipedia on Medium, 21 June 2015
- ...
- Wikipedia vreest Europees fotoverbod, Knack, 26 June 2015 (archived)
- Europa beslist morgen of je gebouwen zomaar mag fotograferen, Knack, 8 July 2015 (archived)
- Blocage géographique, liberté de panorama... Pour une modernisation du droit d’auteur, LaLibre, 9 July 2015 (archived)
- ...
- Open Vld wil panoramavrijheid voor foto's van openbare gebouwen en kunstwerken, Knack, 10 August 2015 (archived)
- L’Open Vld veut une liberté de panorama pour les bâtiments publics et les œuvres d’art, Le Soir, 10 September 2015 (archived)
- Selfies aan het Atomium binnenkort legaal, De Redactie, 10 May 2016 (archived)
- Een selfie aan het Atomium? Het kan voortaan legaal, De Redactie, 16 June 2016 (archived)
- Adoption de la "liberté de panorama", Le Vif, 16 June 2016 (archived)
Gallery
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Today, photos of the European Parliament are not allowed to be on Wikipedia.
See also
[edit]- Project category on Wikimedia Commons
- Belgian FOP cases on Wikimedia Commons