Yes, I think that's a very good point Andy. I agree that many people are
probably unaware of their rights to our collective cultural heritage, and
would instinctively feel that publicly funded institutions should, at the
very least, uphold those rights. Thanks, Lucy
On Mon, 4 May 2020 at 10:55, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:19, Lucy Crompton-Reid
> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > To come back more specifically to the BM issue, I will follow this up
> next week.
>
> Thank you, Lucy.
>
> I have been reflecting on this over the weekend. As well as the two
> prongs of our lobbying the BM (choosing a better licence for images
> where they hold the copyright; and not claiming copyright in PD
> material), I think there is a third approach we can take, not specific
> to the BM.
>
> We as individuals and as a movement, and WMUK specifically could do
> more to inform the public of their rights - that material whose
> copyright has expired is theirs to freely reuse, and that bogus
> copyright claims regarding such material impinge on such rights.
>
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