Hi Guys! Some other news: the 100,000th user has just registered on the Afrikaans Wikipedia! Great news for the Afrikaans Community.
Deon -----Original Message----- From: WikimediaZA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas Scott Sent: 24 May 2018 14:09 To: wikimediaza <[email protected]> Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Fair Use copyright hangout in Cape Town | Reminder for tonight Hello everyone, This is just a quick reminder of tonight's copyright discussion event hosted by Re-create ZA at the Code for Africa offices. The event will take place *tonight* at *17:30 for 18:00*, *Code for Africa, 3rd floor, 84 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town*. Right above the House of Machines bar. *In a nutshell:* Under current copyright law it would be impossible to found a number of innovative technology companies. So in effect, for example, an internet search engine company like Google could never have been founded here because of the way the law is written. The hangout will be about how the law can be changed so innovative technology companies can be more easily founded in South Africa as well as free knowledge more easily contributed to. We have a very similar situation as in Australia which is why I have added a video about the topic in that country. See link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDR1I4DpTo We will also be talking about how the Fair Use vs Fair Dealing situation effects editing Wikipedia and the importance of Freedom of Panorama. You can RSVP by emailing Tusi at <[email protected]> Regards, Douglas. -- 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 To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
