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 if the letter was sent to the Copyright Office, the Ministry (of HRD, which administers copyright), as well as the sender's MP. I'll try and get an online form through which this could be accomplished soon. However, this will need also to be translated to calls, snail mail (registered post so you get receipt on delivery), and faxes. Regards, Pranesh On Sunday 19 June 2011 01:53 PM, Gautam John wrote: > 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 <rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Pranesh, Gautham, >> By any chance, can we create a Petition about this ? >> --Regards, >> >> >> On 18 June 2011 23:23, Gautam John <gau...@prathambooks.org> 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, >>> >>> Gautam >>> ________ >>> http://social.prathambooks.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 18 June 2011 23:05, Pranesh Prakash <pran...@cis-india.org> wrote: >>>> 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 that is good (broad exception >>>> for government works / or even better: making government works public >>>> domain) which is not even on the table, and preventing an impending >>>> harm: decrease of the public domain in terms of Indian photographs. The >>>> first is a longer term goal than the second. >>>> >>>> Copyright term of photographs is going to increase if folks don't stand >>>> up against it. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Pranesh >>>> >>>> [1]: Analysis: http://goo.gl/Iv69r >>>> [2]: Civil Society submission: http://goo.gl/9Ws3E / Analysis of >>>> Standing Committee's report: http://goo.gl/Fs5WM >>>> >>>> On Saturday 18 June 2011 06:40 PM, wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 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, 18 Jun 2011 18:04:07 +0200 >>>>> From: pran...@cis-india.org >>>>> To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> CC: aprabh...@gmail.com; su...@cis-india.org >>>>> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Massive increase in copyright term for >>>>> photographs >>>>> >>>>> Dear all, >>>>> It seems clear that through a new amendment to the Copyright Act, the >>>>> term of copyright of photographs is going to be increased from 25 years >>>>> (which is the minimum required by international copyright law) to 60 >>>>> years *after the death of the photographer* (i.e., copyright term = >>>>> life >>>>> of the photographer + 60 years). >>>>> >>>>> So say a photographer aged 25 clicks a photograph and dies at the age >>>>> of >>>>> 75 (in 2061): >>>>> Under current law the copyright on that photo expires on January 1, >>>>> 2037. >>>>> Under proposed law, copyright on that photo expires on January 1, 2122. >>>>> >>>>> The difference: 85 years! >>>>> >>>>> (I hope I've done the math correctly.) >>>>> >>>>> So only your great-grandchildren will be able to upload that photograph >>>>> to Wikipedia. >>>>> >>>>> As far as I can understand, there has been no positive lobbying on this >>>>> front by any photographers. No one has really asked for it. >>>>> >>>>> We, from the Centre for Internet and Society submitted a 'civil society >>>>> submission' (with the backing of 22 organizations) which criticised >>>>> this >>>>> to the Standing Committee that was examining the amendment. But the >>>>> chairman of that committee did not take notice. In effect, the >>>>> Standing >>>>> Committee heard only rightsholders (and groups, including ours, working >>>>> on the exception for persons with disabilities). >>>>> >>>>> Are people on this list concerned about this? If yes, then we all need >>>>> to try to get this particular amendment targetted and struck off when >>>>> the amendment gets presented before Parliament in the Monsoon session. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Pranesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Pranesh Prakash >>>> Programme Manager >>>> Centre for Internet and Society >>>> W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> ME. >> Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement >> My infrastructure invasion... plus other images >> too.. on Wikimedia Commons. http://bit.ly/d50SIq >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Pranesh Prakash Programme Manager Centre for Internet and Society W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283
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