Gnangarra, Thanks for bringing this up here. I share your concerns. A statement from WMF
legal would be helpful.
Best,
Steinsplitter
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 20:22:14 +0800
From: gnangarra(a)gmail.com
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org; affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org;
commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Commons-l] TPP - copyright
We have a new problem to face in the coming months assuming countries ratify the Trans
Pacific Partnership
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership
The text of the agreement has been released in the last 24 hours, early commentary is
indicating that copyright changes will occur restoring copyright to some works that are
currently PD.
http://boingboing.net/2015/11/06/how-tpp-will-clobber-canadas.html
According reports this will affect media sourced in Canada where copyright will be
extended from 50-70 years meaning that image sin this period may need to be deleted both
on commons and on en:wp, Australian sourced images face a similar issue as will other
countries.
Rather than a piece meal commons copyright battle, and a duplicate one on en:wp being lead
by unqualified wikilawyers resulting in project discrepancies. I'm calling on the
community to take more holistic approach and request that the WMF ask for its legal
eagles to give an edict we can take or communities to explain what will happen in each
jurisdiction as the TPP is ratified.
This will also give us guidance as to how Affiliates can approach and support activities
locally to ensure material that is already freely available remains so.
--
Gideon
President Wikimedia Australia
WMAU:
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra
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