I entirely agree.
Michael
On 28 Oct 2014, at 12:26, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Stephen,
I am also in favour of the WMF signing this.
The fundamental copyright narratives now seem to be right to access vs.
authors' rights. We must of course work to move away from this (in my
opinion false) antagonism. Funnelling some attention towards the
relationship between access to information and development would definitely
be a helpful step.
Cheers,
Dimi
2014-10-28 10:40 GMT+01:00 Stevie Benton <stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk>uk>:
Hi Stephen,
This is good news, I'm definitely in favour of the Wikimedia Foundation
becoming a signatory to the declaration.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
On 27 October 2014 20:08, Stephen LaPorte <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello advocacy advisers,
In August, the International Federation of Library Associations
published the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development (
http://www.lyondeclaration.org/). The Lyon Declaration is a statement
to the member states of the UN about empowering development through access
to knowledge. The declaration is particularly relevant for our work as
Wikimedians because it recognizes the importance of technology in
sharing knowledge.
Wikimedia Italy and Wikimedia UK have already signed declaration. We
would like the Wikimedia Foundation to join these and others in support
of our goal to share knowledge. Please let me know if you have any thoughts
about this by November 3, 2014.
Thanks,
Stephen
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