Dear all,
Congratulations on almost making it to the end of the week! This email
contains three useful resources related to copyright reform, legal trends
that concern our movement, and how to register for an exciting digital
policy conference (remote attendance). Grab your beverage of choice and
enjoy clicking through these resources...
*What legal trends are relevant to the Wikimedia Movement?*
Wikimedia has a lot to contribute to digital policy and internet governance
discussions beyond Copyright. Our Associate General Counsel, Jacob Rogers,
just published a great essay on the trends he's observed in his tenure at
Wikimedia and what they mean for us going forward. Read the full essay
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilegal/A_changing_legal_world_for_free_knowledge>,
or synopsis on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/02/15/a-changing-legal-world-for-free-knowledge/>
.
*Let's Connect clinics on Copyright Reform*
Peer learning clinics on Copyright Reform have now concluded. Members from
Wikimedia Colombia, Italy, Sweden and Indonesia shared their unique
experiences advocating for copyright reform - what worked, what *really* did
not, and why they've continued to be active on public policy advocacy on
topics far beyond copyright. You can access the video recordings and slide
decks on the Let's Connect page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Calendar>.
Additional resources that were popular during these sessions, like how to
describe the Wikimedia Model or access Copyright campaign examples can be
found on our Resource Center
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Public_policy/Resources>.
Courses on copyright reform can be found under "Copyright" on our
"Documentation"
tab
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Public_policy/Documentation>
.
*Register for the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF)*
DRIF is taking place from April 23-25th in Accra, Ghana. This is a major
regional forum in which digital policies and internet governance in Africa
are debated and shaped, and we're showing up big with four sessions.
Wikimedians
will be representing the valuable insights our movement has to share on the
conference theme of "fostering rights and inclusion in the digital
age." Registration
is now open <https://whova.com/portal/registration/draif_202404/>. We hope
you'll attend virtually for one or all of these sessions:
1.
Faire résonner les voix : l'inclusion des Femmes ouest africaines dans
lesProjets Wikimedia
2.
Connect the Unconnected: Strengthening Women’s Access to Rural Broadband
Connectivity in Africa
3.
An Internet for and by the people: What we gain when we treat the
internet as a shared public good
4.
Fostering Trust Online in the Year of Democracy: Lessons on Combating
Disinformation on Wikipedia
Have a wonderful end to your week and even better weekend,
Ziski
Franziska Putz (she/her)
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz(a)wikimedia.org
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