[Advocacy Advisors] Blog post about Wikipedia and the public domain

Fri Jan 10 01:51:28 UTC 2014

Thanks Daniel!  Really helpful comments.

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Daniel Mietchen <
daniel.mietchen at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Yana,
> thanks for the nice draft. I left some comments on the talk page.
> Cheers,
> Daniel
> --
>
> http://www.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/en/institution/mitarbeiter/mietchen-daniel/
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen/Publications
> http://okfn.org
> http://wikimedia.org
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Yana Welinder <ywelinder at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> > 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. It must never be sacrificed in the name of
> > copyright enforcement.
> >
> > --
> > Yana Welinder
> > Legal Counsel
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > 415.839.6885 ext. 6867
> >
> >
>

-- 
Yana Welinder
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
415.839.6885 ext. 6867

NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged
information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only
serve as a lawyer for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give
legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers,
or staff members in their personal capacity.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/advocacy_advisors/attachments/20140109/6cf13833/attachment-0001.html>