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A couple of counterpoints: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/02/wikipedia_jumps_on_bogus_photo_scare_to_tell_us_the_internet_is_breaking_again/ http://www.t

by babney 11y ago

A couple of counterpoints: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/02/wikipedia_jumps_on_bogus_photo_scare_to_tell_us_the_internet_is_breaking_again/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/02/wikipedia_jumps_on_b... https://fullfact.org/factcheck/europe/eu_freedom_panorama-46045 https://fullfact.org/factcheck/europe/eu_freedom_panorama-46... So, serious question: is this actually a problem, or just scaremongering?

mjn 11y ago
If I'm reading the 2nd article correctly, the current situation is that the European Parliament will vote on July 9 whether to recommend removing the freedom-of-panorama exception, but whether that recommendation would be acted on is up to the European Commission. That's better than it being actually passed into binding rules on July 9, but I think some level of concern is warranted. It would definitely be better if the EU Parliament didn't make that recommendation. But it's true that some articles are implying EU copyright law will actually be changed on July 9, which is not the case.
icebraining 11y ago
I like how The Register uses an unnamed "campaigner" to call the MEP "a cheerleader for the freetards". Classy.
- jahnu 11y ago
  The Register is the Daily Mail of IT news.
  - JonnieCache 11y ago
    Sad isn't it? el Reg used to be more the Sun of IT news, so at least there was a cheeky sense of fun. Now it's just wild-eyed and scary. Also it amuses me how obsessed they are with "Storage," a concept we on this site never talk about. Different worlds...
TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
It's a very serious problem for Wikimedia, because it would force them to remove virtually all photos of public buildings and works of art in Europe.
andybak 11y ago
Baker's Law (just named it - let's hope it catches on): If a theregister.co.uk article appears that has a controversial standpoint related to intellectual property then the probability it will be penned by Andrew Orlowski approaches 1.

by babney 11y ago

mjn 11y ago

If I'm reading the 2nd article correctly, the current situation is that the European Parliament will vote on July 9 whether to recommend removing the freedom-of-panorama exception, but whether that recommendation would be acted on is up to the European Commission. That's better than it being actually passed into binding rules on July 9, but I think some level of concern is warranted. It would definitely be better if the EU Parliament didn't make that recommendation. But it's true that some articles are implying EU copyright law will actually be changed on July 9, which is not the case.

icebraining 11y ago

I like how The Register uses an unnamed "campaigner" to call the MEP "a cheerleader for the freetards". Classy.

jahnu 11y ago
The Register is the Daily Mail of IT news.
- JonnieCache 11y ago
  Sad isn't it? el Reg used to be more the Sun of IT news, so at least there was a cheeky sense of fun. Now it's just wild-eyed and scary. Also it amuses me how obsessed they are with "Storage," a concept we on this site never talk about. Different worlds...

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago

It's a very serious problem for Wikimedia, because it would force them to remove virtually all photos of public buildings and works of art in Europe.

andybak 11y ago

Baker's Law (just named it - let's hope it catches on): If a theregister.co.uk article appears that has a controversial standpoint related to intellectual property then the probability it will be penned by Andrew Orlowski approaches 1.