[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WikiConference USA Announcement

[Pharos]

I am very pleased to announce that Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are
working in collaboration to host the first national Wikimedia conference in
the United States!

Here are the details for the conference:

Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Email: wiki...@wikimedianyc.org
Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/

For more information, please review our official press release below! We
hope you will join us and help us spread the word!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.pdf

Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimediaus-l] WikiConference USA Announcement

[Lodewijk]

That sounds awesome! Glad it has come to be. Too bad it's so far and
expensive to join or I'd have loved to :)

Lodewijk


2014-01-28 Pharos 

> I am very pleased to announce that Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are
> working in collaboration to host the first national Wikimedia conference in
> the United States!
>
> Here are the details for the conference:
>
> Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
> Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
> Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
> Email: wiki...@wikimedianyc.org
> Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/
>
> For more information, please review our official press release below! We
> hope you will join us and help us spread the word!
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.pdf
>
> Thanks,
> Richard (User:Pharos)
> Wikimedia NYC
>
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[Wikimedia-l] WikiConference USA Announcement

[Pharos]

I am very pleased to announce that Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are
working in collaboration to host the first national Wikimedia conference in
the United States!

Here are the details for the conference:

Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Email: wiki...@wikimedianyc.org
Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/

For more information, please review our official press release below! We
hope you will join us and help us spread the word!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.pdf

Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees minutes from the San Francisco meeting

[Stephen LaPorte]

At the request of the Chair of the WMF Board of Trustees, we published
the minutes of the November 2013 Board Meeting in San Francisco, which you
may find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-11-24

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Michael Jahn]

Take care, Osmar, and all the best to you!

Michael

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Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

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
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2014-01-28 

> Osmar,
>
> Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are assisting
> with the transition and plan to stay involved.
>
> Best of  luck with your future ventures.
>
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito 
> wrote:
>
> > Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
> >
> > In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
> > Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
> > the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
> >
> > For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
> > country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
> > Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in
> Argentina
> > and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I
> had
> > to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These
> last
> > 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
> > better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
> > feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and
> challenges.
> >
> > Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very
> fond
> > of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
> > projects we worked on and we are still working on.
> >
> > I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
> > office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the
> delayed
> > paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
> > get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
> > chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious
> organization,
> > continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our
> programs,
> > making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
> > only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
> > helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great
> colleague
> > these months.
> >
> > My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
> > why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This
> will
> > allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects
> of
> > Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
> > Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
> > member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of
> our
> > Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be
> able
> > to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
> >
> > I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
> > Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they
> will
> > continue the great work we have done lately.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
> > Director Ejecutivo
> > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[sydney . poore]

Osmar,

Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are assisting with 
the transition and plan to stay involved. 

Best of  luck with your future ventures.

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito  wrote:

> Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
> 
> In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
> Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
> the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
> 
> For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
> country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
> Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina
> and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had
> to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These last
> 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
> better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
> feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges.
> 
> Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very fond
> of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
> projects we worked on and we are still working on.
> 
> I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
> office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the delayed
> paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
> get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
> chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious organization,
> continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs,
> making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
> only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
> helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great colleague
> these months.
> 
> My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
> why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This will
> allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects of
> Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
> Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
> member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of our
> Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able
> to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
> 
> I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
> Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will
> continue the great work we have done lately.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
> Director Ejecutivo
> A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Tonmoy Khan]

Hello Osmar,

It's really sad to see you go so quick. You have done tons of good works at
WMAR & we are thankful to you for your earnest efforts. Best of luck with
out future plans.

Take care

Ali



Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"



On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:12 PM, Jon Davies wrote:

> Really sad to see you go.
>
>
>
> On 28 January 2014 17:11, Anders Wennersten  >wrote:
>
> > Good luck in your future endeavors!
> >
> > And much thanks to you for the excellent job you with help of your
> > colleagues have done, making WMAR a model for chapters
> >
> > Anders
> >
> > Osmar Valdebenito skrev 2014-01-28 17:59:
> >
> >  Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
> >>
> >> In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
> >> Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented
> to
> >> the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
> >>
> >> For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
> >> country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
> >> Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in
> Argentina
> >> and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I
> had
> >> to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These
> >> last
> >> 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming
> a
> >> better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time
> I
> >> feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and
> challenges.
> >>
> >> Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very
> >> fond
> >> of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and
> the
> >> projects we worked on and we are still working on.
> >>
> >> I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
> >> office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the
> >> delayed
> >> paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
> >> get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
> >> chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious
> >> organization,
> >> continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our
> programs,
> >> making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not
> been
> >> only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
> >> helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great
> >> colleague
> >> these months.
> >>
> >> My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
> >> why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This
> >> will
> >> allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects
> >> of
> >> Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
> >> Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
> >> member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of
> >> our
> >> Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be
> able
> >> to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
> >>
> >> I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
> >> Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they
> will
> >> continue the great work we have done lately.
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >> *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
> >> Director Ejecutivo
> >> A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> >> ___
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Jon Davies]

Really sad to see you go.



On 28 January 2014 17:11, Anders Wennersten wrote:

> Good luck in your future endeavors!
>
> And much thanks to you for the excellent job you with help of your
> colleagues have done, making WMAR a model for chapters
>
> Anders
>
> Osmar Valdebenito skrev 2014-01-28 17:59:
>
>  Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
>>
>> In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
>> Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
>> the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
>>
>> For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
>> country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
>> Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina
>> and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had
>> to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These
>> last
>> 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
>> better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
>> feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges.
>>
>> Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very
>> fond
>> of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
>> projects we worked on and we are still working on.
>>
>> I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
>> office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the
>> delayed
>> paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
>> get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
>> chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious
>> organization,
>> continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs,
>> making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
>> only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
>> helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great
>> colleague
>> these months.
>>
>> My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
>> why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This
>> will
>> allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects
>> of
>> Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
>> Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
>> member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of
>> our
>> Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able
>> to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
>>
>> I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
>> Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will
>> continue the great work we have done lately.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
>> Director Ejecutivo
>> A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
>> ___
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United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Anders Wennersten]

Good luck in your future endeavors!

And much thanks to you for the excellent job you with help of your 
colleagues have done, making WMAR a model for chapters


Anders

Osmar Valdebenito skrev 2014-01-28 17:59:

Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:

In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.

For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina
and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had
to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These last
18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges.

Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very fond
of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
projects we worked on and we are still working on.

I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the delayed
paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious organization,
continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs,
making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great colleague
these months.

My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This will
allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects of
Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of our
Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able
to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.

I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will
continue the great work we have done lately.

Kind regards,

*Osmar Valdebenito G.*
Director Ejecutivo
A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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[Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Osmar Valdebenito]

Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:

In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.

For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina
and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had
to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These last
18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges.

Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very fond
of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
projects we worked on and we are still working on.

I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the delayed
paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious organization,
continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs,
making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great colleague
these months.

My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This will
allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects of
Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of our
Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able
to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.

I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will
continue the great work we have done lately.

Kind regards,

*Osmar Valdebenito G.*
Director Ejecutivo
A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Advocacy Advisors] European Commission Copyright Consultation

[Michael Maggs]

Hi Luis

Just a reminder. You do know, I expect, that before filing a submission you are 
expected by the Commission to register the Foundation with the EU Transparency 
Register?  You are not registered yet.

http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/info/homePage.do?locale=en

Best regards

Michael


Michael Maggs
Chair, Wikimedia UK 


On 28 Jan 2014, at 08:00, Luis Villa  wrote:

> I've spent a good chunk of the day reading through the first 31 questions; 
> the comments on meta about those questions, and the responses proposed by 
> Dimi and others at http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu/en/full/?guide=wikimedia 
> 
> All the comments essentially agree, with only some small variations. Since we 
> don't have any serious splits of opinion, I think the idea of a combined 
> answer that represents this as the opinion of the Foundation makes sense. 
> (Not clear to what extent we should also represent this as the opinion of 
> Wikimedians - opinions welcome on that.)
> 
> With that goal in mind, I've drafted proposed answers to each question, which 
> incorporate comments from (among others) Seb35, Deryck C., Sapfan, NaBUru38, 
> Aktron, and Kaldari. 
> 
> I think the best place to discuss individual answers is in the talk pages, so 
> I'll start uploading those shortly. I've also more-or-less copied this email 
> into 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:European_Commission_copyright_consultation#Goals_and_next_steps
>  if people prefer to discuss there.
> 
> Luis
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[Wikimedia-l] A letter from WMIL to the Board of Trustees regarding the deletion of images from Commons under URAA

[Yael Meron]

Hi everyone,

Here is a letter I just sent on behalf of the Board of Wikimedia Israel to
the WMF Board of Trustees, regarding the deletion of images from Commons
under URAA.
The letter is also posted on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Israel/Letter_to_the_BoT_regarding_URAA

We would love to hear your thoughts on this, preferably in the discussion
page on Meta.

Regards,

Yael Meron
WMIL Board Member


-- Forwarded message --
Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:36 AM
Subject: A letter from WMIL regarding the deletion of images from Commons
under URAA
To: wmfbo...@wikimedia.org


Dear Board of Trustees,

As you might know, there was a discussion on Wikimedia Commons regarding
the Golan v. Holder copyright case, where the copyright status of a massive
amount of non-US images was changed from public domain to copyrighted. The
conclusion of the discussion was that there was indeed a problem with such
images, but that they would be deleted on a case-by-case basis. The actual
effect is not only that masses of public domain images be deleted from
Commons (with the burden of proof lying on the uploader), but also millions
of PD images waiting to be uploaded to Commons which are now in limbo. This
will certainly hinder or eliminate many GLAM partnerships around the world
and, again, deprive Commons of millions of images, many of them
historically important or iconic.

The reason behind the community decision was that, since Commons' servers
are located in the United States, all public domain images must
specifically be in the public domain in the United States, regardless of
their status in any other country. The Foundation's legal team issued a
legal position, which did not actually take any position but gave the
pertinent legal arguments. It is clear however that the community was in
fact trying to legally protect the Wikimedia Foundation from lawsuits,
therefore it stands to reason that the Foundation should specifically
address where it stands on this issue.
We believe that Wikimedia's position is not just to interpret the current
legal status, but to act and change it.

In light of this, we implore you to speak out and act in favor of uploading
public domain images to Commons that are not necessarily PD in the United
States, whether by allowing it directly, or making other arrangements to
allow such uploads without risking legal backlash. Millions of images are
at stake. This is possibly more than the amount of content that would be at
risk had PIPA/SOPA passed, and the Foundation made its position on
PIPA/SOPA very clear. It goes without saying that blocking access to public
domain images on Commons goes against the stated aims of our movement and
deals a severe blow to its legitimacy.

This is a similar case to PIPA/SOPA, and the Foundation can and should do
everything in its power to allow the use of these images in the Commons and
making them available to the public. Clearly the community is starting to
delete these images reluctantly, thinking it protects the legality of all
Wikimedia projects, but this only has to be true if the Foundation stands
on the sidelines. We believe that should the Foundation get involved, as
with the PIPA/SOPA case, the matter will be resolved quickly.

It should be noted that we the volunteers, both in Israel and in other
countries, are doing the utmost to obtain official documents that make it
clear that the relevant images are in the public domain. However, this can
only be done for images owned by governments. For images owned by
individuals the process is next to impossible, and is no different from the
process of asking every individual to release copyright on any image. As we
are frantically looking for all sorts of solutions, we expect the
Foundation to act on the behalf of the entire community and by extension,
the public.

This brought our chapter, as well as other chapters, to rethink about the
operation of Commons, and to seek alternatives. We may be forced, if this
issue is not properly addressed by the Foundation, to consider moving the
images to alternative servers located in other countries.

Thank you in advance,
--Wikimedia Israel Board

-
Yael Meron
WMIL Board Member
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Advocacy Advisors] European Commission Copyright Consultation

[Luis Villa]

I've spent a good chunk of the day reading through the first 31 questions;
the comments on meta about those questions, and the responses proposed by
Dimi and others at http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu/en/full/?guide=wikimedia

All the comments essentially agree, with only some small variations. Since
we don't have any serious splits of opinion, I think the idea of a combined
answer that represents this as the opinion of the Foundation makes sense.
(Not clear to what extent we should also represent this as the opinion of
Wikimedians - opinions welcome on that.)

With that goal in mind, I've drafted proposed answers to each question,
which incorporate comments from (among others) Seb35, Deryck C., Sapfan,
NaBUru38, Aktron, and Kaldari.

I think the best place to discuss individual answers is in the talk pages,
so I'll start uploading those shortly. I've also more-or-less copied this
email into
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:European_Commission_copyright_consultation#Goals_and_next_stepsif
people prefer to discuss there.

Luis



On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Michael Maggs  wrote:

> It's not clear to me what will be done with the answers proposed so far at
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/European_Commission_copyright_consultation
>
> Will  they be submitted as they are, or is someone proposing to merge them
> into a single version (even though many answers have been signed)?
>
> Also unclear unless I have missed something is who will the answers be
> submitted by, and on whose behalf?  Only individuals - and not the
> Foundation nor chapters - have formally posted answers so far, so is the
> intention that the answers will be submitted by and on behalf of those
> individuals only?
>
> The page says that the response "*can be submitted by the Wikimedia
> Foundation and other interested groups*", so perhaps the answers are
> merely intended as a resource others can use if they wish?
>
> If the intention is that a formal response will be submitted on behalf of
> the unincorporated group *Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU*, then it
> would be sensible for that group to register with the
> EU Transparency Register, here:
>
> http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/info/homePage.do?locale=en
>
> According to the EU, responses to the consultation from non-registered
> entities will "*be published separately from the registered
> organisations"*, which may mean less influence. See:
>
>
> http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/index_en.htm
>
> (I note that the Foundation is not registered!)
>
> By the way, WMUK will be completing and filing its own separate response.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> From: Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 
> Date: 21 January 2014 14:51
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] European Commission Copyright Consultation
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just a quick reminder that we have 6 more days to collaboratively draft
> answers to the European Commission's copyright consultation.
>
> The idea is to give the global, online community a chance to come up with
> answers that, if coherent enough, can then be officially given to the
> Commission.
>
> We see this as a social experiment, since no one until now has ever
> attempted to answer collaboratively and publicly such short-termed and
> in-depth consultations.
>
> The corresponding link is:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/European_Commission_copyright_consultation
>
> Have fun answering!
>
> Dimi
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