[Publicpolicy] Re: [Jan 17 deadline] Material to share for Copyright Week?

Wonderful! I've passed these resources along to Katharine from EFF. On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 8:56 AM Paolo Casagrande < paolo.casagrande(a)wikimedia.it&gt; wrote: > Hi Ziski, > > I could actually have some material for you! > > In English: > > - Video of the conference "Unlocking Value from Digital Heritage > Collections" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cqUVYKV9k&t=92s>, a > workshop we supported in Turin in October 2023. The topic was the reuse of > images in the public domain. The presentations of the speakers are on > Commons > - Simon Tanner, University College London > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unlocking_value_from_digital_herita… > - Trilce Navarrete, Erasmus University di Rotterdam > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Value_of_(free)_Digital_Heritag… > - Matthias Sahli, WIPO e University di Neuchatel (Svizzera) > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Digitization_and_Availability_of_Ar… > - We also have a couple of videos on some important partnerships we > developed over the last years, subtitled in Italian > - *Egyptian Museum* (we helped them publishing all they digitized > collection on Commons): Video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIYgwXB6E5I&t=5s> (english > subtitles available) blob post > <https://www.wikimedia.it/news/museo-egizio-online-tutte-le-immagini-dei-reperti-esposti/> > (in Italian) > - *Touring Club Italiano *(digitization of maps and picture from > their archive, never published before) Video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGnzzBLhe04>; blog post > <https://www.wikimedia.it/news/litalia-della-cura-touring-club-italiano-e-i-progetti-wikimedia/> > - *University of Padua* (they hosted two wikimedians in residence, > first University in Italy) video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iogXgpyv0Ak> > - Diff blog post Open access to heritage images is becoming > increasingly difficult in Italy > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/05/open-access-to-heritage-images-is-becoming-increasingly-difficult-in-italy/> > > In Italian: > > - How to donate to the Public Domain > https://www.wikimedia.it/news/come-donare-al-pubblico-dominio/ > - Open Access: the discussion in Italy is still going on > https://www.wikimedia.it/news/open-access-la-discussione-in-italia-e-ancora… > - Mickey Mouse (who in Italian is Topolino) in the Public Domain > https://www.wikimedia.it/news/topolino-diventa-di-pubblico-dominio-o-quasi/ > > We also signed an open letter from Free Software Foundation Europe, on > “The right to install any software on any device". Here > <https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231115-01.it.html> some updates in > English. > > I hope you will find something interesting. > > Ciao, > > Paolo > > > Il 12/01/2024 23:04, Franziska Putz ha scritto: > > Dear all, > > I hope you'll forgive me for contacting you yet again in such a short > span of time - yet another exciting copyright-related opportunity to share! > > An ally of ours, EFF, is organizing Copyright Week from Jan 22 - Jan 26 > (see email below). They have asked if there are any blogs that might fit > with the themes of this year. These will be shared on social media etc and > get a nice boost in coverage. The themes are: > > - Public Domain (@Paolo Casagrande &lt;paolo.casagrande(a)wikimedia.it&gt;) > - AI & Copyright ( @Silvia Gutiérrez &lt;silviaegt(a)wikimedia.org&gt; & @Giovanna > Fontenelle &lt;gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org&gt;) > - Device & Digital Ownership > - Free Expression and Fair Use (@Mehman Ibragimov > &lt;mehman(a)wikimedia.ge&gt;ge>, @Justice Okai-Allotey &lt;owulakpakpo(a)gmail.com&gt;om>, @Douglas > Scott &lt;Douglas.I.Scott(a)gmail.com&gt;) > - Copyright Enforcement as a Tool of Censorship > > *Do you have any blogs or published materials that you'd like me to share > with the organizers? *Please let me know by Wednesday, January 17. > > Thank you and have a lovely weekend, > > Ziski > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Katharine Trendacosta via Copyright-week &lt;copyright-week(a)eff.org&gt; > Date: Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 10:18 AM > Subject: [Copyright-week] Copyright Week 2024 > To: public-interest-copyright(a)publicknowledge.org < > public-interest-copyright(a)publicknowledge.org&gt;gt;, Recreate Coalition < > core-copyright-reform-coalition(a)googlegroups.com&gt;gt;, copyright-week(a)eff.org > &lt;copyright-week(a)eff.org&gt; > > > Hello! We are once again heading up Copyright Week. As usual, feel free > to send me any blogs you have that might fit any of the (very broad) topics > and we will social them around. > > > > This year, Copyright Week will run from the 22nd to the 26th of January, > with each day having a theme. Don’t worry about when your blogs are > published, we will just be sharing them on those days. > > > > Jan. 22: Public Domain > The public domain is our cultural commons and a crucial resource for > innovation and access to knowledge. Copyright should strive to promote, and > not diminish, a robust, accessible public domain. > > > > Jan 23: Device and Digital Ownership > As the things we buy increasingly exist either in digital form or as > devices with software, we also find ourselves subject to onerous licensing > agreements and technological restrictions. If you buy something, you should > be able to truly own it – meaning you can learn how it works, repair it, > remove unwanted features, or tinker with it to make it work in a new way. > > > > Jan 24: Copyright and AI > The growing availability of AI, especially generative AI trained on > datasetts that include copyrightable material, has raised new debates about > copyright law. It’s important to remember the limitations of copyright law > in giving the kind of protections creators are looking for. > > > Jan 25: Free Expression and Fair Use > Copyright policy should encourage creativity, not hamper it. Fair use > makes it possible for us to comment, criticize, and rework our common > culture. > > > Jan 26: Copyright Enforcement as a Tool of Censorship > Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right essential to a > functioning democracy. Copyright should encourage more speech, not act as a > legal cudgel to silence it. > > > > Best, > > > > Katharine > > > > -- > > Katharine M. Trendacosta (she/her) > > Director of Policy and Advocacy > Electronic Frontier Foundation > > katharine(a)eff.org > @k_trendacosta > (415) 436-9333 x190 > > > > *My working hours may not be yours, I do not expect a response outside of > your working hours* > > > > Stand up for your digital rights > > Act.eff.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Copyright-week mailing list > Copyright-week(a)eff.org > https://mail.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/copyright-week > > -- > Paolo Casagrande > Comunicazione / Communications > Wikimedia Italia > > Dai alla conoscenza libera un nuovo nome. > Il tuo, con il tuo 5x1000. > CF: 94039910156 > www.wikimedia.it > >