[Wikimedia-l] Legalised Piracy

2013-01-30 Thread Richard Symonds
Very interesting things happening in Antigua and the US: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21247683 Essentially, the World Trade Organization (WTO) have ruled that the islands have the right to suspend US intellectual property rights. It all stems from a trade dispute in 2003, where the US

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Legalised Piracy

2013-01-30 Thread Mathieu Stumpf
Le 2013-01-30 13:12, Richard Symonds a écrit : Very interesting things happening in Antigua and the US: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21247683 Essentially, the World Trade Organization (WTO) have ruled that the islands have the right to suspend US intellectual property rights. It all

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Legalised Piracy

2013-01-30 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 30 January 2013 12:12, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Very interesting things happening in Antigua and the US: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21247683 Essentially, the World Trade Organization (WTO) have ruled that the islands have the right to suspend US

Re: [Wikimedia-l] COI versus OUTING

2013-01-30 Thread Richard Symonds
My advice would definitely be to email functionarie...@lists.wikimedia.org. Keeping them in the loop is very, very helpful. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Legalised Piracy

2013-01-30 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
I'm not sure what this means for the movement - I'm sure there will be a long and lively discussion - but it's a very interesting turn of events in IP law. Well, on the one hand wikimedia host works in US, on the other hand, how many works/articles hosted by wikimedia whom all authors are

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Editor retention (was Re: Big data benefits and limitations (relevance: WMF editor engagement, fundraising, and HR practices))

2013-01-30 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Andreas Kolbe, 10/01/2013 19:42: On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Andreas Kolbe, 10/01/2013 19:21: Open these two pages: http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/ChartsWikipediaFR.htm http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/ChartsWikipediaEN.htm Each has four bar charts with yellow

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 9, Issue 05 -- 28 January 2013

2013-01-30 Thread Wikipedia Signpost
In the media: Hoaxes draw media attention; Sue Gardner's op-ed; Women of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-01-28/In_the_media News and notes: Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate

[Wikimedia-l] WMF Board Agenda (Draft)

2013-01-30 Thread Geoff Brigham
Please find below the draft WMF board agenda for the upcoming meetings on January 31-February 2, 2013. *== Thursday, January 31, 2013 == '''18:00 - 19:00''' - Governance Committee Meeting == Friday, February 1, 2013 == '''9:00 - 9:10''' - Greetings and Introductions '''9:10 - 10:00''' -