The way things stand now the EU IPO is focused on the economic value of things, so it would be harder to convince them to do a study on cultural implications.
I also have the feeling that we as a movement (movements?) have failed to so far to demonstrate in a convincing manner that free&open is good for the economy. This is making us vulnerable. D 2017-04-06 12:34 GMT+02:00 Jan Gerlach <[email protected]>: > Hi Dimi > > Thanks for reaching out to the list about this. I'm looking forward to > seeing the first study. > > For the second one, do you think it would be wise to commission more work > on 1) the economic impact of the public domain or rather 2) its cultural > implications? I was thinking that it would be interesting to get a study > about the use of public domain works by contemporary artists. > > Curious to hear your thoughts on that. > > Best, > Jan > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:19 AM, John Hendrik Weitzmann < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Suggestion: >> >> "Feasibility and Economic Implications of re-modelling the Sui-Generis >> Database Right into a Register Right" >> >> 2017-04-04 15:25 GMT+02:00 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < >> [email protected]>: >> >>> Hello, everybody! >>> >>> Today civil society organisations had a meeting with the EU IPO's >>> Observatory [1]. One of the main objectives of the Observatory is to >>> produce academic studies in the field of IPR that help policy makers in >>> Brussels make evidence based decisions. >>> >>> Upon joining the Observatory Wikimedia requested a study on the >>> "Contribution of the public domain and open licensing to the European >>> economy". As the scope of this seemed extremely broad, the Observatory >>> decided to work on a study called "Public Domain in the Film Industry" >>> analysing how much of the film industry is based on PD content. This study >>> has now been peer reviewed and should be available before 5 May. >>> >>> We have successfully convinced the Observatory to include a second study >>> on the public domain & open licenses in the 2017 work programme. The >>> challenge now is to find a good aspect that could be researched. It needs >>> to be specific and not overly broad. This is what I need your help with! If >>> you can think of a good subject to share with the Observatory research >>> team, please let me know. They are quite open to taking our ideas, comments >>> and feedback into account. >>> >>> Thank you and cheers, >>> >>> Dimi >>> >>> [1]https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/home >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Publicpolicy mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Referent für Politik und Recht >> Legal and Policy Advisor >> >> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin >> Tel. +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 >> http://wikimedia.de >> >> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen >> Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! >> http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ >> >> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. >> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter >> der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für >> Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Publicpolicy mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > >
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