Why just WM-fr surely other chapters could also use the Corbis case On 8 March 2011 14:15, Liam Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8 March 2011 05:55, Orionist <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that the WMF can still play some part here, and that is the so >> called "spreading awareness". I think that bringing up the issue of orphaned >> works could win us points with the GLAM community, and could also be good PR >> for us too: "The Wikimedia Foundation calls on lawmakers to save world >> heritage", "The Wikimedia Foundation spearheads attempt to save 50 years of >> world history" or similar titles would be great for our image. This issue >> can also be used to point out why we need to promote free content, why we >> need better copyright laws, why corporations active in fields of culture >> should assume more responsibility etc. It's relevant in so many ways. > > > > +1 on that. However... > The Wikimedia Foundation has specifically decided (someone correct me if I > have misunderstood) that it is not going to get involved in political > lobbying unless it is absolutely necessary (e.g. if there was a threat to > the WMF's ability to host without being legally liable for individual > contributions, in which case Google etc. would be involved too). However, > advocacy does fall very much within the scope of the Chapters' remit. > Defending the user's perspective in legislative/popular debates around the > world is definitely a field that, though not sexy or fast-moving, the > Wikimedia Chapters could get involved with in the future. > > In this case it would seem the most logical step on the advocacy side of > things would be to see if Wikimedia France has the time/capacity/interest to > take the lead in this case and try and raise some media attention to the > issues of Orphan works as exemplified by the Corbis case. > > > -Liam > > wittylama.com/blog > Peace, love & metadata > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l > > -- GN. Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com Gn. Blogg: http://gnangarra.wordpress.com
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