I am recently engaged in a conversation with [[User:Kimberlyblaker]], who
uploaded a fair amount of old, 19th century pictures onto Commons,
including the album of places in Cambridge (see below) which is of
particular interest to me.
What stumbled me was the copyright status of these images - are they in the
public domain? If they aren't, is it due to publication right, and is
Kimberly Blaker (& co.) the rightful copyright holder of them?
Deryck
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From: New Boston Fine and Rare Books <books4u29(a)hotmail.com>
Date: 8 February 2012 17:06
Subject: Re: Unidentified locations
To: Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)wikimedia.hk>
Dear Deryck,
Thanks again, for the additional identification and for inviting assistance
through twitter.
As to the copyright, I truly appreciate your help with this. Here is what I
can tell you, so that you can better assess the copyright. I have an
original 19th century album with original 19th albumen prints of these
images. The album does not appear to have ever been published. There is no
title (except for a paper label that errantly labeled it as “Oxford”. There
is no title page, copyright page, author, publisher, photographer, anything
whatsoever inside. The only identification is a late 20th century bookplate
on which it was handwritten “Oxford University, pictures taken for William
Winfield, circa middle 19th century, given to Robert Winfield early 1970s.
This album formerly owned by William Winfield.” Obviously the “Oxford” note
is incorrect. I assume the other details are probably correct. It is
probably a family heirloom that had been handed down.
I have searched extensively, and cannot locate any of these identical
images online. So I have to assume they may have never been reproduced and
was likely a collection an early photographer did for himself or as a gift
for a friend.
With this in mind, aside from the photographs being compiled in a photo
album, it seems that it would still fall under a previously unpublished
work. I own the original work, have photographed the work, and have now
published the work online via my own website. So I think, I am now the
official copyright holder? I’m not an expert in copyright law but have some
general understanding of it. You are probably better versed in this?
Sincerely,
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*Sent:* Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:11 AM
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*Subject:* Re: Unidentified locations
Dear Ms Blaker,
Also identified:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pepys_Library_c1870.jpg
This one is Pepys Library in Magdalene College. I've also posted links to
the Wikimedia Commons pictures from Twitter asking others in Cambridge
University to help identify the remaining unidentified locations.
As for the copyright notice, I think I previously made the mistake of
thinking the photos came from a collection *published* in the 1870s, which
would be automatically out of copyright. However, I have now realised that
the pictures are actually from a previously unpublished private collection,
which means as copy-holder and publisher your company should enjoy 25 years
of publication right... wait it's a previously unpublished British work
uncovered in the United States... argh! (
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Hirtle_chart)
Deryck
On 8 February 2012 14:42, New Boston Fine and Rare Books <
books4u29(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Deryck,
>
> Thank you for identifying these images! I’ve added this information to my
> website.
>
> If only I could determine the original photographer. Many of the originals
> are contact prints, but they had been trimmed, so identifying information
> is missing. Though when scanned and enlarged, I could see hand etched in
> the plate of the Master’s Garden was “J. Murray”, I believe. Though it’s
> hard to say if that’s the actual photographer as there was other random
> etching in the plate as well. If you have any idea where I might discover
> the photographer, possibly through Cambridge’s collections, etc., please
> let me know.
>
> Best,
>
> Kimberly Blaker, President
> New Boston Fine and Rare Books <http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/>
> 520-395-1363
>
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> *From:* deryckchan(a)wikimedia.hk
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:47 AM
> *To:* info(a)NewBostonFineandRareBooks.com
> *Subject:* Unidentified locations
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a current undergraduate of Cambridge University, and came here after
> seeing the uploads your team has made onto Wikimedia Commons.
>
> I'm writing to inform you the locations of the two unidentified pictures:
>
> http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/home//Cambridge University/57
> cambridge university.jpg
> Gatehouse of St. John's College, Cambridge
>
> http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/home//Cambridge University/58
> cambridge university.jpg
> Chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge
>
> I also noticed that the author's copyright of the pictures have expired,
> and will .update the copyright licences of the pictures accordingly.
>
> Regards,
> Deryck Chan
>
Hi,
I am delighted to announce a new WIR position at the world class British
Library in London. It is a post for 6 months, with a professional level of
remuneration, and would suit any of our international colleagues with a
GLAM experience as well as Wikimedians with a GLAM background already near
London.
Applications close in *2 weeks* so let any friends and folks on your
personal networks who might be interested know about this opportunity as
soon as possible. You can tweet using the shortcut:
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/?p=778
Cheers,
Fae
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Date: 9 February 2012 11:00
Subject: [Wikimedia UK Blog] British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In
Residence (6 months)
To: fae(a)wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK Blog has posted a new item, 'British Library is looking for a
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The position has been specified in consultation with Wikimedia UK and is an
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Good afternoon everyone! I have a couple of things that I'm begging your
assistance with: I hope you folks can help.
1. We need the page at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteer expanding
a bit. Perhaps with 'volunteer stories', or something similar. The
comment at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Volunteer raises an
important point, and from a new volunteer too. At present, it's a
bit... basic and functional, and could use some expansion.
2. We've had a couple of contacts from local political parties trying
to get pages about candidates in the upcoming London Assembly
elections. At present, we only really have stubs on a few of the
candidates. We told them politely that it's not something we can
help with - WP is written by volunteers - although we did of course
offer to teach their volunteers how to edit (and edit ethically and
openly) if necessary. Perhaps this is something to keep an eye on
when you're patrolling articles, or looking for a new DYK?
3. Does anyone have decent photoshopping skills? I have a few pictures
that need digitally improving at some point - nearly all
WMUK-related, and a few are planned for upcoming blog posts. Credit
will go where credit is due, of course, and they'll all be uploaded
to Commons on good time - but we need the colour/lighting levels
adjusted on a few, maybe some artistic cropping, etc. Only a small
job, but it needs doing, and no doubt there are people out there who
are better at it than I would be!
Really hope you all can help. Feel free to reply on- or off-list.
All the best,
Richard Symonds
Office& Development Manager
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 207 065 0991
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organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for
its contents.
Hi all,
as you may have read before, we will be organizing a brainstorm meeting in
London on Feb 18th - the excellent opportunity to discuss the opportunities
and directions of a UK edition for Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012!
Practical details:
* Link: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_brainstorm
* When: Saturday 18 February 2012; 13:00
* Where: Development House, Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT (the WMUK
office)
So what will we do? Well, we will not try to solve all the problems of the
world. I will be there, with my experiences from Wiki Loves Monuments in
2010 and 2011 from the Netherlands and European contests, and we will try
to see if there is enough interest to organize Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012
in the UK, to identify the challanges and opportunities ahead and what
still would have to be done. I will not be organizing this myself, so
input, initiative and interest (and lots of help) will definitely be needed
from volunteers to make it a success.
So, why would one want to organize a 'Wiki Loves Monuments' in the first
place? Well, the idea is that it is a photo contest open for the general
audience. Besides hopefully many good quality (but don't expect supreme
super de luxe) photo material of the UK heritage, it is also a potential
way of getting in touch with two highly motivated groups of volunteers:
First of all photographers (which can learn this way all about free
licenses and uploading to commons) and secondly heritage enthusiasts
(generally older people, who might in the long run also be interested in
writing about their local heritage). By asking them to participate in a low
threshold contest, they can learn that one can really add content to
Wikipedia (by uploading their photos) in a relatively safe and easy way.
Also, it is a great opportunity to organize many local events around the
topic - where there are interested volunteers to organize such. Potentially
Wiki Loves Monuments can be used as a centerpiece to build other activities
and cooperations around. This brainstorm might be a good time and place to
analyze the opportunities there are, and see what it might bring in and
what would be the best approach to get the most out of it!
But yeah, there will be many challanges to be overcome probably - things
that seem like huge problems sometimes. The brainstorm can serve as a time
and place to think about that as well, see what would be the best way to
approach those issues. Most likely the UK is not the first country to bump
into them (18 countries organized WLM in 2011), so lets sit down together,
and identify what are the real problems, and what are mainly problems that
are easily solved, or that you could easily live with.
Anyway, I would be thrilled to find the UK participating in Wiki Loves
Monuments! Please add your input already to the page linked above, and join
us in London on Feb 18! Looking forward to the meeting!
Best regards,
Lodewijk
FYI
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Date: Feb 7, 2012 1:54 PM
Subject: [okfn-announce] Announcement: OGDCamp, OKCon and the Open
Knowledge Festival 2012 in Helsinki
To: "Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list" <okfn-discuss(a)lists.okfn.org
>
You may have noticed from the buzz on the Web that the OKFN shared quite an
announcement this morning. On September 17-22 this year, global communities
will be descending on the shores of Helsinki for a week-long celebration
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For this festival – the first of its kind in the world – we are bringing Open
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bring together participants from a wide variety of backgrounds in new ways.
Most importantly, we want your ideas to be highlighted at OKFest. We are
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collaboration. Have a great project or idea that you want to share with the
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start finding collaborators on Twitter using the hashtag
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We look foward to seeing you in Helsinki, Finland this September for a week
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I've been playing around making barnstars. And I think I've made a
particularly good one of interest to all of you QR-hungry Wikipedians.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnstar-QR.png
It's a barnstar to celebrate particularly clever uses of QR codes. The
QR code in the barnstar is for the article on QR codes. It uses
QRpedia links, so you can go read the most appropriate version of the
article for you.
Only it's got a hole in the middle. Because, duh, it's a barnstar.
Thanks to QR codes error correction capabilities, my Android phone is
able to read the QR code even missing a chunk in the middle (it uses H
level error correction, which means that 30% of the QR code can be
removed and it still can work*).
It still works, even though the rest of the barnstar is noisy with
repeated QR-like noise. And there's some background barnstar imagery
behind the QR code.
If you've read, say, Terence Eden's blog posts about making good QR
codes, this one breaks almost all the rules. It's a barnstar first and
a usable QR code second. But it's a usable QR code... just about.
* The error correction is what lets the BBC create a QR code with
their logo in the middle -
http://2d-code.co.uk/images/bbc-logo-in-qr-code.gif
--
Tom Morris
<http://tommorris.org/>
What should British editors who are hoping for financial support to attend Wikimania 2012 do to apply for it? Do we apply through the WMF's system (which is open for the next 10 days), or is WMUK going to have its own process?
I know July seems a long way away, but if we're to apply through the Foundation process, we need to know before that process closes.
Harry
(sending this to the list rather than to the board directly because I doubt I'm the only person wondering)
