Freedom of Panorama
Freedom of Panorama (FoP) refers to an exception or limitation to copyright in copyright laws of countries, permitting the depictions or representations – in photographs or videos – of copyrighted works of architecture and public art (like monuments and street art) that are meant for permanent location in public spaces.
It is a common subject frequently discussed and debated across various Wikimedia projects.
Situation around the world
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FoP statuses in Southeast Asia
Initiatives and areas of Discussion
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The following are some pages discussing or referencing FoP
- Pilipinas Panorama Community
- Pilipinas Panorama Community – Philippine initiative
- Pilipinas Panorama Community – Discussion
- Wikilegal pages
- Wikilegal/Copyright of Images of Memorials in the US
- Wikilegal/FOP statues
- Wikilegal/Pictorial Representations Architectural Works
- User pages
- Other pages in Meta-wiki
- Wikimedia South Africa/Copyright Amendment Bill#Freedom of Panorama – South African initiative
- Wikimedia Community Zambia/Freedom of Panorama – Zambian initiative
- At Wikimedia Commons
- c:Commons:Freedom of panorama campaign (now considered defunct)
- c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2021/07#How does ALAMY work? – included a suggestion by another user to create a Commons-namespace page dedicated to advocacy and lobbying in various copyright-related issues, from combating copyfraud to call for freedom of panorama worldwide
- On English Wikipedia
- w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-11/Dispatches#Freedom of panorama – 2008 discourse on FoP, beginning with several Chicago sculptures
- w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2015-06-17/In focus – 2015 discourse on FoP in the EU Parliament
- w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2015-07-01/In the media – 2015 discourse on FoP in the EU Parliament
- w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2017-08-05/News and notes#Wikimedia Sweden ordered to pay fine in copyright case – 2017 discussion on the implication of the Swedish Supreme Court ruling vs. Wikimedia Sweden
- At FoP-related pages by affiliates
- Filming and taking photos in public places: an explainer – Wikimedia Australia (regarding Australian FoP)
FoP campaigns and protests
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FoP introductions
[edit]Since the establishment of Wikimedia Commons in 2004.
- Tunisia: 2009, coinciding with the 2009 amendment of their 1994 copyright law (compare: 1994 ver and 2009 ver; see also this)
- Moldova: 2010, see c:Commons talk:Freedom of panorama/Archive 13#FoP in the Republic of Moldova
- Armenia: April 2013, see c:Commons talk:Freedom of panorama/Archive 12#FoP in Armenia
- Russia: October 2014, partial, only for architectural and landscape art works; see this
- Albania: 2016, see c:Commons talk:Freedom of panorama/Archive 16#Updated Albanian FOP according to the new Copyright Law and Others Right relatad.
- Belgium: July 2016, see this information page and this press release by Wikimedia Belgium. See also: c:Commons:Village pump/Archive/2016/07#Coming Friday: Freedom of Panorama in Belgium and c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2016/07#Freedom of Panorama in Belgium
- Malawi: March 2017, coinciding with copyright law revision; partial, architecture only (c:Commons:FOP Malawi)
- Mongolia: May 2021, coinciding with their revised copyright law; see also c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/05#Updated FoP in Mongolia
- Timor-Leste: May 2023, coinciding with the effectivity of the country's first-ever copyright law; see also c:Commons talk:Copyright rules by territory/East Timor#New copyright terms
- Kosovo: October 2023, coinciding with their revised copyright law; see also c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/05#2023 Kosovar Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Notable removals of FoP
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Note: From yes-FoP to no-FoP since 2004
- Costa Rica – in 2006, see this*
- Guatemala – in 2006, *same discussion
- Honduras – in 2006, *same discussion, plus see also c:Commons talk:Copyright rules by territory/Honduras#Update needed related to FOP?
- Ecuador – in 2016, see c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/05#Ecuadorian FoP in the new law
- Eswatini – in 2018, see c:Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Eswatini#Freedom of panorama
- Kiribati – in November 2018, see c:Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kiribati#Freedom of panorama
- Myanmar – in 2019, see c:Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Myanmar#Freedom of panorama
- Vietnam – in January 2023, see c:Commons:Village pump/Archive/2022/10#Updated copyright law of Vietnam and probable no more FOP
- Nigeria – March 2023, see c:Commons talk:Copyright rules by territory/Nigeria#Copyright Act 2022
- Bangladesh – since September 18, 2023, see c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/09#Bangladesh and c:Commons talk:Copyright rules by territory/Bangladesh#2023 law, retroactive or not