Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2014-01-01 Thread ???
On 01/01/2014 11:33, Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hoi, What effective claim has been made against Kim Dotcom and, THAT is your argument. Thanks, GerardM The claim is that knowing that items were copyright violations, they waited until a DMCA takedown came in before removing a link. Additional

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2014-01-01 Thread Thomas Morton
Well not to get into a whole seperate discussion; but from emails recovered by prosecutors it seems they knowingly violated the safe harbour provisions by claiming to copyright holders that they had no access to raw files, when in fact they did. Actually, that context does have relevance. To what

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2014-01-01 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, What effective claim has been made against Kim Dotcom and, THAT is your argument. Thanks, GerardM On 1 January 2014 12:21, ??? wrote: > On 01/01/2014 07:41, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > >> Hoi, >> When you go the way of comparing to Kim Dotcom to make a point, you will >> have to recognise

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2014-01-01 Thread ???
On 01/01/2014 07:41, Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hoi, When you go the way of comparing to Kim Dotcom to make a point, you will have to recognise that the government has been shown to act illegally. Consequently your argument is without real merit. Thanks, GerardM The first thing that is wro

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-31 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, When you go the way of comparing to Kim Dotcom to make a point, you will have to recognise that the government has been shown to act illegally. Consequently your argument is without real merit. Thanks, GerardM On 31 December 2013 20:45, ??? wrote: > On 31/12/2013 15:01, Yann Forget wr

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-31 Thread ???
On 31/12/2013 15:01, Yann Forget wrote: 2013/12/31 ??? Isn't that the attitude that got Kim Dotcom into trouble? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/us-unveils-the- case-against-kim-dotcom-revealing-e-mails-and-financial-data/ This is a typical trolling. Comparing Megaupload with Wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-31 Thread Yann Forget
2013/12/31 ??? > > > Isn't that the attitude that got Kim Dotcom into trouble? > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/us-unveils-the- > case-against-kim-dotcom-revealing-e-mails-and-financial-data/ This is a typical trolling. Comparing Megaupload with Wikimedia Commons? Don't you have bett

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-31 Thread ???
On 30/12/2013 09:59, Yann Forget wrote: Hi, 2013/12/30 Samuel Klein On Dec 29, 2013 5:51 PM, "Fæ" wrote: On 29 Dec 2013 22:43, "Klaus Graf" wrote: I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files would be kept until a DMCA take down notice. Your proposal would be more useful

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Michael Maggs
Yes, I am working on this now, and will put up a proposal to amend policy on Commons in the next day or two. It is of particular relevance to UK Crown Copyright works. Michael On 30 Dec 2013, at 14:56, Fæ wrote: > The URAA is rather more than theoretical. There is more milage in > developi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
2013/12/30 Newyorkbrad : > I have no role or participation on Commons, but from my work on English WP > I'm aware of the very real copyright status of "free as a practical matter > although someone could theoretically make a disputed technical argument > otherwise." > > One solution, where there is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Fæ wrote: > The URAA is rather more than theoretical. There is more milage in > developing a defensive approach for orphan works. Again I think an > inclusive discussion on Commons is more useful if anyone intends to > progress this. > > Fae I'm finding it inte

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread
The URAA is rather more than theoretical. There is more milage in developing a defensive approach for orphan works. Again I think an inclusive discussion on Commons is more useful if anyone intends to progress this. Fae On 30 Dec 2013 14:04, "Newyorkbrad" wrote: > I have no role or participatio

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Tomasz W. Kozlowski
Gerard Meijssen wrote: You have a really strong opinion. When you read this thread, you will notice that it is not appreciated by many and seen as disruptive. Can you appreciate it in this way? No, as the only part where I expressed my opinion was the assumption that Klaus suggested we only d

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Newyorkbrad
I have no role or participation on Commons, but from my work on English WP I'm aware of the very real copyright status of "free as a practical matter although someone could theoretically make a disputed technical argument otherwise." One solution, where there is a good-faith argument the image is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread
If anyone wants to suggest useful changes to Commons guidelines, then this is a discussion to hold on Commons. I suspect only a handful of us read this list, and only a few of us have handled or discussed real URAA cases. Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing lis

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Yann Forget
2013/12/30 geni > On 30 December 2013 11:26, Gerard Meijssen >wrote: > > > Hoi Tomasz, > > > > You have a really strong opinion. When you read this thread, you will > > notice that it is not appreciated by many and seen as disruptive. Can you > > appreciate it in this way? > > > > You argument a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread geni
On 30 December 2013 11:26, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > Hoi Tomasz, > > You have a really strong opinion. When you read this thread, you will > notice that it is not appreciated by many and seen as disruptive. Can you > appreciate it in this way? > > You argument about re-users is valid when you turn

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi Tomasz, You have a really strong opinion. When you read this thread, you will notice that it is not appreciated by many and seen as disruptive. Can you appreciate it in this way? You argument about re-users is valid when you turn around the argument as well; as long as we do NOT have a take d

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Tomasz W. Kozlowski
Yann Forget wrote: Are you suggesting that we can keep URAA affected data until we get a takedown notice? He is suggesting that, but apparently without realizing that his proposal stands in direct contradiction to our precautionary principle (COM:PRP) and to the way Commons cares about its r

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-30 Thread Yann Forget
Hi, 2013/12/30 Samuel Klein > On Dec 29, 2013 5:51 PM, "Fæ" wrote: > > > > On 29 Dec 2013 22:43, "Klaus Graf" wrote: > > > > > > I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files would be kept > > > until a DMCA take down notice. > > > > Your proposal would be more useful made with the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-29 Thread Pierre-Selim
I'm sorry about your problem Klaus, however I think that you won't get anywhere by calling people trolls. 2013/12/30 Samuel Klein > On Dec 29, 2013 5:51 PM, "Fæ" wrote: > > > > On 29 Dec 2013 22:43, "Klaus Graf" wrote: > > > > > > I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files woul

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-29 Thread Samuel Klein
On Dec 29, 2013 5:51 PM, "Fæ" wrote: > > On 29 Dec 2013 22:43, "Klaus Graf" wrote: > > > > I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files would be kept > > until a DMCA take down notice. > > Your proposal would be more useful made with the Commons community Both excellent suggestions.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-29 Thread Philippe Beaudette
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Klaus Graf wrote: > But in the case of in the country of origin PD works which are foreign > government works it is needed that the WMF clearly speaks out > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilegal/Use_of_Foreign_Works_Restored_under_the_URAA_on_Commons <--- lik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-29 Thread
On 29 Dec 2013 22:43, "Klaus Graf" wrote: > > Can nobody stop the URAA Copyright trolls mass deleting perfect fine files > on Commons? > > I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files would be kept > until a DMCA take down notice. Your proposal would be more useful made with the Comm

[Wikimedia-l] Copyright URAA trolls on Wikimedia Commons

2013-12-29 Thread Klaus Graf
Can nobody stop the URAA Copyright trolls mass deleting perfect fine files on Commons? I think it would be the best if _all_ URAA affected files would be kept until a DMCA take down notice. But in the case of in the country of origin PD works which are foreign government works it is needed that t