Hi folks,
I'd like to invite everyone to join Liam Wyatt of Wikimedia Australia
for a talk on Wednesday morning, April 21 at Columbia on "Copyright,
Art & Wikipedia".
http://www.wittylama.com/
For more event details, see forwarded information below.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kenneth Crews <kcrews(a)columbia.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Subject: Copyright, Art & Wikipedia--April 21 and 26 at Columbia
To: "Kenneth D. Crews" <kcrews(a)columbia.edu>
You are invited to attend the following presentations and discussions
of copyright issues as they relate to artworks, the internet, and
Wikipedia. Each session is one hour and is open to everyone
interested in the issues.
Wednesday, April 21 at Butler Library, at 10:00 am. Details below.
and
Monday, April 26 at the Columbia Law School, W&J Warren Hall, Room
101, at 11:00 am. Liam Wyatt of Wikipedia presenting on an innovative
proposal for analyzing copyright and licensing in art museums.
We hope you will take advantage of these exciting opportunities.
Kenneth Crews
Director, Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University
www.copyright.columbia.edu
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Columbia University Libraries is pleased to invite you to the
following presentation in the Digital Library Seminar Series.
TOPIC: Wikipedia, Museums, Libraries, and Access to Art Collections
SPEAKER: Liam Wyatt
Liam Wyatt is the Vice President of Wikimedia Australia and an
info-philanthropy advocate. He received the University of New South
Wales medal in history for his thesis on the Academic Lineage of
Wikipedia. He works to try to find the common ground between the
museum, education and Wikimedia communities. Previously he was the
multimedia coordinator for the Dictionary of Sydney and Project
officer for the Australasian Legal Information Institute. Liam will
be visiting Columbia after a stop in Denver, where he will be leading
the Wikimedia session as part of the "Museums and the Web" conference
(
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/index.html). He is en route to
London, where he will be the inaugural "Wikipedian in Residence" at
the British Museum
(
http://www.wittylama.com/2010/03/the-british-museum-and-me/).
MORE INFORMATION:
The availability of art images through Wikimedia and other openly
accessible sources is often defined and controlled by license
agreements and institutional policies asserted by museums and even
libraries that hold the original art collections. Re-evaluation and
critical examination of policies that will enable museums to better
contribute to and use Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, and for the
Wikimedia community to benefit from the expertise in museums. This
session will provide a close look at rules, guidelines and examples
that can be clarified to order to promote active engagement between
the keepers of the collections and the scholars, publishers, and other
members of the public who seek to benefit from them.
WHEN: Wed., April 21, 2010 ~ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
WHERE: 203 Butler Library, Morningside Heights Campus, Columbia University
SPONSORS: Copyright Advisory Office and the Libraries Digital Program Division
This program is open to members of the Columbia community and the public
Kenneth Crews, Director, Copyright Advisory Office (
www.copyright.columbia.edu)
Robbie Blitz, Digital Projects Librarian, Libraries Digital Program Division