We'll have to see what we can afford to do, and how we can use our network to reach out to legal professionals who might be interested enough in the case to help guide us.
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:55 AM, Douglas Scott <[email protected]>wrote: > I could not agree more, the laws around copy right in South Africa are > very ambiguous and problematic. Some one with some legal experience to > help us navigate through it would be a great help. > > > On 25 December 2013 12:25, Nick Roux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> David, >> >> There is a need for legal council on copyright matters and political >> intervention to amend the Copyright Act in order to remove these grey >> areas. >> >> To see how bad the situation really is, ask for a definitive statement on >> the >> real legal copyright of this image. >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_Africa.svg >> >> Can Wikimedia ZA get involved in this? >> >> Regards >> Nick >> >> >> On Wednesday, 25 December 2013 10:47:20 David Richfield wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Please see >> > >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_in_Catego >> > ry:PD-South-Africa-exempt. >> > >> > Who can give some assistance here? Are any of these files under the >> wrong >> > licence? Are any of them copyright violations? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > David >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaZA mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza >> > > > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > -- David Richfield [[:en:User:Slashme]] +491723724440
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