I just responded, took me 5-10 min. If you didn't use it, it is probably helpful to them still if you indicate /why/ you didn't. Clearly, you're a potentail user, so that is valuable feedback, one would think.
I indicated that both the legislative component and the lack of visual confirmation of the work discouraged me from using the database. Lodewijk On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Aimilia, > > Thanks for joining the conversation! > > I think that if you never dealt with the database itself, the best idea > would be to answer so honestly. There is still some room in the survey to > mention legislative issues. Less input is sometimes more. > > The other option would be to simply browse the database quickly and see > for yourself. As far as an answering guide is concerned - the deadline is > Friday and it is a busy week, so I am not optimistic about the feasibility > of such an initiative. > > Cheers, > > Dimi > > 2017-06-19 15:39 GMT+02:00 Aimi Gp <[email protected]>: > >> Hello to all, >> >> Initially, thank you Dimi for this. It is really important to know about >> such actions, even though they might not be taken into account. They might >> also be, so I believe that this survey should not be neglected, since there >> are issues. >> >> I never had an experience with the Orphan Works Database, so I don't >> think that I can reply in a very honest way to the survey. Do you think >> that there could be a guideline on how the survey could be completed? >> >> For instance, in the question "Do you have experience in using the >> Database" my answer is "No" but in the comment section I could write two >> lines about why I am interested in the survey. Or in the question "Please >> indicate if you have any suggestions for the improvements of the Orphan >> Works Database" people who have had experience using the database could >> offer their feedback and people filling up the survey would be more aware >> about what they could respond. >> >> If this sounds like an interesting idea, let's discuss it! >> >> All the best to all, >> Aimilia >> >> On 19/06/2017 12:26, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> The EU IPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) is the agency >> that is responsible for operating an Orphan Works Database, as laid out in >> the Orphan Works Directive. >> >> Neither the Orphan Works Directive nor the OW Database have helped orphan >> works being digitised and used, which was the original intention. Wikimedia >> projects are a priori excluded from the scope and can't use the established >> exception. Only cultural heritage institutions are allowed to benefit and >> only after a diligent search (which no one really knows what it means). The >> database itself is less than usable. Launched in 2014, it now holds only >> around 5000 entries. The entries simply mention that a work is an orphan, >> but don't link back to the work or offer preview. >> >> Now, the EU IPO is doing a survey on the database and the orphan works >> framework. Nothing of great importance, as the IPO can't propose changes to >> legislation and DG CNCT doesn't really listen to them anyway, but the >> survey is also opened to individuals. If you feel like having some fun: >> >> https://www.tmdn.org/uss/466892/lang-en >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dimi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Publicpolicy mailing >> [email protected]https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >> >> >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> Virus-free. >> www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> <#m_-358004677134601259_m_1275963823032651082_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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