Hello, There is an obvious need to improve the coverage of such audio files at Commons. But I fail to understand how this process could help us. Assuming a search of US audio files qualifies as suffcient, the upload would nevertheless be valid only for non commercial uses, which is not accepted at Commons. Or did I miss something ? Regards, Racconish
Le jeu. 29 nov. 2018 à 13:00, <[email protected]> a écrit : > Send Commons-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Commons-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. December 11: Public comments due on noncommercial use of > pre-1972 sound recordings (Sherwin Siy) > 2. Commons app PG proposal, and v2.9 beta release (Josephine Lim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:26:42 -0500 > From: Sherwin Siy <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Commons-l] December 11: Public comments due on noncommercial > use of pre-1972 sound recordings > Message-ID: > < > cagwp_pzv1luot24jaengsdzz3bquv+a-ypdhlbu32imbrkb...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Apologies for the cross post, but wanted to share this with the community: > > Hi everyone, > > I wanted to let you know that the Copyright Office is seeking comments on > rules that should make it easier for people to make noncommercial uses of > pre-1972 sound recordings that aren't being commercially exploited. > > https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/pre1972-soundrecordings-noncommercial/ > > Comments were filed on November 26, and now there's an opportunity to > respond to those comments by December 11. > > The Copyright Office is looking for public input on rules it must create > under the Music Modernization Act (MMA), which was signed into law last > month. (We called attention to the threats that earlier versions MMA posed > to the public domain; the passed compromise version contains provisions > that actually improve > < > https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/the-new-music-modernization-act-mostly-finally-gets-it-right > > > the > status quo in the public domain in some areas) > > One part of the MMA lets a user make a noncommercial use of a sound > recording made before 1972 if they make a "good faith, reasonable search" > of Copyright Office databases and music services that offer a comprehensive > set of sound recordings for sale or streaming. If the user doesn't find the > work on those lists after their reasonable search, they can give notice to > the Copyright Office and wait 90 days to see if a rightsholder comes > forward and objects. If not, they can use the work. > > The Copyright Office is writing the rules that define what a "good faith, > reasonable search" is, and it has more specific questions in its initial > notice. (here: > https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-10-16/pdf/2018-22516.pdf) Entities > ranging from music industry groups to the Internet Archive have filed > initial comments; (available here: > > https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&so=DESC&sb=commentDueDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=COLC-2018-0008 > ) > responses to those are due on December 11. > > The Wikimedia Foundation may file some short reply comments replying to > some key points made in other submissions, or possibly join other > organizations' comments, depending upon feedback. > > I'm posting this to the list because I thought it might be valuable for the > Copyright Office to hear the perspective of community members who upload > pre-1972 sound recordings to Wikimedia Commons, or make other > non-commercial uses of the works. Even if you're not likely to use this > particular provision for Wikimedia Commons yourself (given the > restrictions), it could be useful for them to understand what searching for > sources and availability looks like to a typical user, and not necessarily > someone in the music industry. > > You can make those perspectives known by filing comments at > regulations.gov. > Instructions on how to file in this proceeding from the Copyright Office > are here: > > https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/pre1972-soundrecordings-noncommercial/comment-submission/ > > Happy to answer any questions people might have. > > Thanks, > Sherwin > > > > > > -- > Sherwin Siy > Senior Public Policy Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/attachments/20181128/3ca27bd8/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 03:17:38 +1000 > From: Josephine Lim <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], > mobile-l <[email protected]> > Subject: [Commons-l] Commons app PG proposal, and v2.9 beta release > Message-ID: > <CANezgvnUAXNRvKuV2jjv+GrANUjq8_U2cZXu5Rf0wa= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi folks, > > Hope you've all been well! :) We (the Commons app team) are applying for a > Project Grant[1] to fund the development of v3.0 of the Commons Android > app[2]. At the moment, we're approaching completion of our 2nd Individual > Engagement Grant, having implemented several major new features, e.g. a > revamped map of "nearby places that need photos" with direct uploads and > Wikidata integration, user talk notifications, browsing of other Commons > pictures with focus on featured images, and 2FA logins. We currently have > 4000+ active installs, and 15,000+ distinct images uploaded via our app > have been used in Wikimedia articles. In the last 6 months alone, 21,241 > files were uploaded via our app, and only 1738 (8.2%) of those files > required deletion. We are also proud to report that we have a vibrant, > diverse community of volunteers on our GitHub repository[3], and that we > have increased our global user coverage since our first grant. > > It has been a rocky road this year, however. One of the major issues we > faced was that a large portion of our codebase is based on > sparsely-documented legacy code from the very first incarnation of the app > 5 years ago (a long time in the Android development world), leading to > unpredictable behavior and bugs. We eventually found ourselves in a > position where new features built on top of legacy code were causing other > features to not work correctly, and even fixes to those problems sometimes > had side effects that caused other problems. (My sincerest apologies to > users for the inconveniences that they were caused!) > > In view of that, our Project Grant proposal focuses on these areas: > - Increasing app stability and code quality: We plan to overhaul our legacy > backend to adhere to modern best practices, reduce complexity and > dependencies in our codebase, and introduce test-driven development for the > first time. > - Targeted acquisition of photos for places that need them: The "Nearby > places that need photos" feature has come a long way, but there is still > plenty of room for improvement. We plan to introduce new quality-of-life > features (e.g. by implementing filters and bookmarks) and fix a few > outstanding bugs to make it more user-friendly and convenient to use. We > will also complete the final link in the chain of collecting photos for > Wikipedia articles that lack them by prompting users to add their > recently-uploaded photo to the relevant Wikipedia article. > - Increasing user acquisition in the Global South: We plan to implement a > "limited connectivity" mode, allow pausing and resuming of uploads, and put > more time and effort into outreach and socializing the app, especially to > underrepresented communities. > - We also wish to continue to assist the Commons community to reduce > vandalism and improve usability of images uploaded. This will be done by > implementing selfie detection, and a "to-do" system that reminds users if > an image lacks a description/categories. > > Your feedback is important to us! Please do take a look at our proposal[1], > and feel free to let us know what you think on the Discussion page, and/or > endorse the proposal if you see fit. If you would like to be part of the > project, new volunteers and additions to our diverse team are always > welcome - please visit our GitHub repository[3] and say "Hi". :) > > Also, we have just released v2.9 for beta testing on the Play Store! \o/ > v2.9 features a new main screen UI, a new upload UI with multiple uploads > enabled, and major bugfixes for image dates and the Nearby map default zoom > level. More information and screenshots can be found on our blog[4]. If you > would like to help test the new release, you can sign up for beta testing > here[5]. > > Finally, we want to thank everyone who has cheered us on and supported us > throughout the years. As a community-maintained app, we wouldn't be here > without you. > > > Best regards, > Josephine (User:Misaochan), Commons app project maintainer > > > [1] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Commons_app/Commons_Android_app_v3 > [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons > [3] https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons > [4] https://cookiesandcodeblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/28/version-2-9-beta/ > [5] https://play.google.com/apps/testing/fr.free.nrw.commons > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/attachments/20181129/9b17de89/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Commons-l Digest, Vol 160, Issue 6 > ***************************************** >
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