Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-22 Thread Gautam John
Asaf and Dror - thank you very very much for these inputs. Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ On 20 June 2011 13:14, Asaf Bartov wrote: > In the meantime, here is some more food for thought: I have asked my former > colleague in Wikimedia Israel, Dror K (CCed a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-20 Thread Asaf Bartov
In the meantime, here is some more food for thought: I have asked my former colleague in Wikimedia Israel, Dror K (CCed above), to share his experience with attempting to block similar legislation in Israel in 2007, and how he ended up helping to mitigate it. I bring his account verbatim below. H

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-19 Thread Gautam John
On 19 June 2011 21:57, Pranesh Prakash wrote: > If one of you could help me draft the letter (I'm looking at you, > Gautam), that would be appreciated. For sure. Will work on this offline and post it here for further action. Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ __

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-19 Thread Pranesh Prakash
Dear Gautam, Srikanth, and Ashwin and all, Thank you for your enthusiasm. I don't have a form letter, as I wanted to test the waters first and see if there was interest. If one of you could help me draft the letter (I'm looking at you, Gautam), that would be appreciated. I think it would be best

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-19 Thread Gautam John
Yes - we could. Pranesh - is there a form letter you have or can we create one so that we can send it individually? Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ On 18 June 2011 23:38, Srikanth Ramakrishnan wrote: > Pranesh, Gautham, > By any chance, can we create a Peti

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Ashwin Baindur
I'm willing to sgn up. Tell me where! I'll forward to friends too! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Gautam John wrote: > Pranesh, might you have a form letter we can sign, individually, and send? > > Thank you

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Gautam John
Pranesh, might you have a form letter we can sign, individually, and send? Thank you. Best, Gautam (handheld) On Jun 18, 2011 11:07 PM, "Pranesh Prakash" wrote: > Dear all, > I am well aware that there are other issues such as that of copyright > over works by the government and public undertak

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Pranesh, Gautham, By any chance, can we create a Petition about this ? --Regards, On 18 June 2011 23:23, Gautam John wrote: > Pranesh: > > Do you have a form letter we could use, please? > > Something that we could each sign, individually, and send? To whom? By > when? > > Thank you. > > Best,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Gautam John
Pranesh: Do you have a form letter we could use, please? Something that we could each sign, individually, and send? To whom? By when? Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ On 18 June 2011 23:05, Pranesh Prakash wrote: > Dear all, > I am well aware that there are

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Pranesh Prakash
Dear all, I am well aware that there are other issues such as that of copyright over works by the government and public undertakings. We have raised this issue in our analysis[1] as well as our formal submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee.[2] However, it is one thing to get something

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
WhereDevilsDare, rightly said, it is our money, the government is elected to represent the people. As a side note: This might be of interest to you: Flickr help states: *Note:* If your login ID is based in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Korea or with Maktoob.com you will only be able to view safe con

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for photographs

2011-06-18 Thread wheredevelsdare
Very contentious issue Pranesh. The issue is not only this - but also to insure that any Indian government works be in public domain as well as that of a Public Servant when on duty (like in the US - after all it is OUR govenment and OUR money spent hiring that Public Servant!). Date: Sat, 1