[Foundation-l] New Proposal: WikiMemory

Fri Sep 16 20:48:10 UTC 2005

daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:

>I like this idea as a repository of knowledge. Oral history is a remarkable  
>took, when used correctly, as it personalizes major events and provides 
>insights  into events that would not otherwise be available to researchers. 
>Furthermore,  we live in one of the most exciting periods in history, with outstanding 
>events  that need recording before the people who witnessed them are no 
>longer around to  tell their story. 
> 
>I would support a project like this, however, I would ask that it follow  
>certain strict guidelines so as to help sift through the  stories.
>
There also needs to be some clarity about the copyright.  I'm sure that 
many interesting comments and tributes went to the White House in the 
wake of the JFK assassination.  If anyone wanted to publish a selection 
of the most interesting comments clearing the copyrights would be next 
to impossible after even more than 40 years.

Ec