On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:59 PM, private musings <thepmacco...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi all, > > Just wondering what folk think about the WMF heading towards compliance > with > things like this; > > http://www.gsmeurope.org/documents/eu_codes/fsm_code_en.pdf > > This is a german code of conduct - but there are many more (I've also > spoken > with these chaps =- http://www.iia.net.au/ - and I got the feeling that > they'd very much like to engage with both communities, and the foundation > as > the 'service provider') > > My interest stems from discussing sexual content on wikimedia foundation > projects, but obviously engagement with such external bodies / codes of > practice etc. is far from limited to that sphere, > > best, > > Peter, > PM. > The sexual content issue aside, that code prohibits, among other things: Propaganda and other material issued by anti-constitutional organisations, as defined in § 86 of the German Criminal Code, § 86 a of the same code, and § 4, sect.1, subsections 1 and 2 of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media Portrayals of violence, as defined in § 131 of the German Criminal Code, and § 4, sect. 1, subsection 5 of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media Affronts to human dignity, as defined in § 4, section. 1, subsection 8 of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media This doesn't seem consistent with our goals and principles. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l