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[[File:RZ Freedomofpanorama din-lang.pdf|thumb|Freedom of Panorama flyer (2 pages, November 2017)]]
'''Freedom of Panorama''' (FoP) refers to an exception or limitation to copyright in copyright laws of countries, permitting the depictions or representations &ndash; in photographs or videos &ndash; 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.

*[[w:en:Freedom of panorama|English Wikipedia article on the subject]]
*[[c:Commons:Freedom of panorama|Wikimedia Commons page on the subject]]

==Situation around the world==
Complete table: ''[[c:Commons:Freedom of panorama/table]]''

<center>{{wide image|Freedom of Panorama world map.svg|750px}}</center>
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Freedom of Panorama in Europe.svg|FoP statuses in Europe
Freedom of panorama in Southeast Asia.svg|FoP statuses in Southeast Asia
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==Initiatives and areas of Discussion==
[[File:Pilipinas-Panorama-LuntianAtPula.png|thumb|200x200px|[[Pilipinas Panorama Community]]]]
The following are some pages discussing or referencing FoP

;Pilipinas Panorama Community 
*[[Pilipinas_Panorama_Community/Freedom_of_Panorama|Pilipinas Panorama Community]] – ''Philippine initiative''
*[[Talk:Pilipinas_Panorama_Community/Freedom_of_Panorama|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
*[[User:JWilz12345/Freedom of Panorama]]

;Other pages in Meta-wiki
[[File:HEC-NYU Wikimedia Freedom of Panorama Report.pdf|thumb|right|300px|Extending Freedom of Panorama in Europe - EU Public Interest Clinic]]
*[[Freedom of Panorama in Europe in 2015]]
:*[[Freedom of Panorama in Europe in 2015/Learn more]]
:*[[Freedom of Panorama 2015 EVA GESAC]]
*[[Wikimedia South Africa/Copyright Amendment Bill#Freedom of Panorama]] – ''South African initiative''
*[[Wikimedia Community Zambia/Freedom of Panorama]] – ''Zambian initiative''

[[File:GA FULL Indaba Presentation 2022.pdf|thumb|WMF Global Advocacy team presentation used at Wiki Indaba 2022, about how to start an advocacy campaign about Freedom of Panorama]]
;At Wikimedia Commons
*[[c:Commons:Freedom of panorama campaign]] <small>(now considered defunct)</small>
*[[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

[[File:ESEAP 2024 - Awareness of copyright issue in South Korea.pdf|thumb|"Awareness of copyright issue in South Korea" presentation for [[ESEAP Conference 2024]]; includes slides for the no-FoP problem in South Korea]]
;At FoP-related pages by affiliates
*[https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Filming_and_taking_photos_in_public_places:_an_explainer ''Filming and taking photos in public places: an explainer'' – Wikimedia Australia] (regarding Australian FoP)

==FoP campaigns and protests==

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Pour une liberté de panorama claire et sans restriction.webm|from France
No-LdP.svg|from Italy
FoP 2017 campaign by WMSE 4.png|from Sweden
FoP 2017 campaign by WMSE 5.png|from Sweden
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==FoP introductions==
Since the establishment of Wikimedia Commons in 2004.

*'''Tunisia''': 2009, coinciding with the 2009 amendment of their 1994 copyright law (compare: [https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/3840 1994 ver] and [https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/21148 2009 ver]; see also [https://www.jurisitetunisie.com/tunisie/codes/prop_int/prop_int1005.html#a10 this])
*'''Moldova''': 2010, see [[c:Commons talk:Freedom of panorama/Archive 13#FoP in the Republic of Moldova]]
*<span style="color:#246342">'''Armenia'''</span>: {{date|2013|04}}, see [[c:Commons talk:Freedom of panorama/Archive 12#FoP in Armenia]]
*<span style="color:#246342">'''Russia'''</span>: {{date|2014|10}}, partial, only for architectural and landscape art works; see ''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/free-licenses-freedom-of-panorama-now-recognized-russian-law/ 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.]]
*<span style="color:#246342">'''Belgium'''</span>: {{date|2016|07}}, see [https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama this information page] and [https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_release_Freedom_of_Panorama_in_Belgium 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''': {{date|2017|03}}, coinciding with copyright law revision; partial, architecture only ([[c:Commons:FOP Malawi]])
*'''Mongolia''': {{date|2021|05}}, coinciding with [https://legalinfo.mn/en/edtl/16531489964191 their revised copyright law]; see also [[c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/05#Updated FoP in Mongolia]]
*'''Timor-Leste''': {{date|2023|05}}, 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''': {{date|2023|10}}, coinciding with [https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=83132 their revised copyright law]; see also [[c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2024/05#2023 Kosovar Law on Copyright and Related Rights]]

Country names in green color [[Brand/colours|from the Wikimedia movement]] indicate introductions with interventions from the Wikimedia users and members.

==See also==
*[[Reform of copyright and copyright-related protections]]
*[[Copyright Repository]]

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