BTW it's funny that in 2007 somebody argued to create a fork saying something like to "Wikimedia don't care with your issue" and this subject was back to live again by just another lack of attention to non-Wikipedia wikis... *sigh*
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Luiz Augusto <[email protected]> wrote: > Back in 2007 I've proposed something similar to it, but some argued > agains't: > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2007-April/001703.html > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Andrea Zanni <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Dmytro, >> yes, Wikilivres is great, but is yet another website. >> Wikisource communities are pretty small (compared to Wikipedia ones) and >> we even have another multilingual Wikisource (oldwikisource), and again >> another non-WMF multilingual one (Wikilivres) >> I think it's too much :-) >> we'd need to coordinate and focus our efforts. >> >> My idea is: if we had a *server* with Wikisource content in Canada, for >> example, we could simply use the normal copyright of the country of the >> user of the local Wikisource? >> It's a question, I don't know the answer. >> >> But maybe it's worth asking the lawyers. >> >> Aubrey >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Dmytro Dziuma <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Andrea, >>> >>> Don't we have Wikilivres for that? Ideally it would be great if it was >>> operated by WMF though. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Dmytro Dziuma >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Andrea Zanni <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you Lugusto, I made mine. >>>> I was wondering: would it be crazy to ask the WMF Legal team if >>>> something could be done, for Wikisource, for the URAA problem? >>>> >>>> I mean: could it be possible to store all the Wikisource content in a >>>> server outside US? Would it change anything? >>>> >>>> Aubrey >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:22 AM, Luiz Augusto <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've already made my remarks on >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Wikipedia_Shows_the_Value_of_a_Vibrant_Public_Domain >>>>> >>>>> but your help to make this post less Wikipedia-oncentric would be >>>>> welcome =) >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Yana Welinder <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 9:39 PM >>>>> Subject: [Advocacy Advisors] Blog post about Wikipedia and the public >>>>> domain >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, >>>>> Corynne Mcsherry <[email protected]>, Jake Orlowitz <[email protected]>, >>>>> Parker Higgins <[email protected]>, Daniel Mietchen < >>>>> [email protected]>, Andrea Zanni < >>>>> [email protected]>, Mitch Stoltz <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> We have prepared a guest blog post for EFF about how Wikipedia relies >>>>> on the public domain: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Wikipedia_Shows_the_Value_of_a_Vibrant_Public_Domain >>>>> >>>>> The final post will be published on January 14 as part of a copyright >>>>> activism week that EFF and other organizations are doing next week. You >>>>> can find more information below about the different themes for the week. >>>>> It’s a great opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of the >>>>> public >>>>> domain, so I'd love to get your input on the draft. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Yana >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Monday Jan 13 - Transparency: >>>>> Copyright policy must be set through a participatory, democratic and >>>>> transparent process. It should never be decided through back room deals >>>>> or secret international agreements. >>>>> >>>>> Tuesday Jan 14 - Building and Defending a Robust Public Domain: >>>>> The public domain is our cultural commons and a public trust. Copyright >>>>> policy should seek to promote, and never diminish, this crucial >>>>> resource. >>>>> >>>>> Wednesday Jan 15 - Open Access: The results of publicly funded >>>>> research >>>>> should be made freely available to the public online, to be fully used >>>>> by anyone, anywhere, anytime. >>>>> >>>>> Thursday Jan 16 - You Bought it, You Own It: Copyright policy should >>>>> foster the freedom to truly own your stuff: to tinker with it, repair >>>>> it, reuse it, recycle it, read or watch or launch it on any device, >>>>> lend >>>>> it, and then give it away (or re-sell it) when you're done. >>>>> >>>>> Friday Jan 17 - Fair Use Rights: >>>>> For copyright to achieve its purpose of encouraging creativity and >>>>> innovation, it must preserve and promote ample breathing space for >>>>> unexpected and innovative uses. >>>>> >>>>> Saturday Jan 18 - Getting Copyright Right: >>>>> A free and open Internet is essential infrastructure, fostering speech, >>>>> activism, new creativity and new business models for artists, authors, >>>>> musicians and other creators. It must never be sacrificed in the name >>>>> of >>>>> copyright enforcement. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Yana Welinder >>>>> Legal Counsel >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> 415.839.6885 ext. 6867 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Advocacy_Advisors mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy_advisors >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikisource-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikisource-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikisource-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikisource-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >> >> >
_______________________________________________ Wikisource-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l
