Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU/2013-11-4

Meeting Free Knowledge Advocacy Group, London Nov 4, 2013

Attendees: Dimitri EU, Jan WMDE, Frans WMNL, Bengt WMSE, Jon, Charles, Stevie WMUK

There is a large copyright reform discussion coming up in the EU. Other NGO’s involved in the discussion are:

• Creative Commons
• Open Knowledge Foundation
• Collective Rights Management

We decided on the organization of the Advocacy group:

• One representative from each chapter /country who will act as contact person for Dimi (spider in the web)
• Decision making to be dealt with in each country / chapter
• No formal board or decision making entity on EU level
• Mission statement = founding document
• Information resource = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy (including the discussion page)
• Communication = advocacy advisory mailing list

We revised the Statement of Intent of the Advocacy Group:

• ‘Giving Free Knowledge a Voice’ (See below)

Actions:

1. Mission statement to chapters
2. Building expert pool
3. Building up contacts in the member states / key persons on national level
4. Open content Unesco booklet translated & distributed to EC members
5. Co-organise World book and copyright day 23rd April