We should ask the legal team if this makes sense. Aubrey
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Jayanta Nath <[email protected]> wrote: > The Idea was great. In India all works ended (printed+authors died) after > 60+ . So from 1923-1954 most of works are fallen in PD, but we couldn't > use this in US. What you think if all Indic languages Wikisource "server" > runs in India? > > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Luiz Augusto <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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