On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Johan Jönsson wrote:
> 2012/5/22 Bjoern Hoehrmann :
>
>> You don't say who "we" are, but in case some people think the Wikimedia
>> Foundation should position itself on "copyright" matters much beyond
>> which licenses it is using and why, and which problems Wikipe
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Kirill Lokshin
wrote:
> legitimate reuse of cultural works (of the sort that is of interest to the
> Wikimedia movement) is unlikely to be stifled by an attribution requirement
> along the lines of CC-by or similar licenses.
very good point, basically the bsd.
bu
>From the editor: New editor-in-chief
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-05-21/From_the_editor
News and notes: Two new Wikimedia fellows to boost strategies for tackling
major issues
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-05-21/News_and_notes
W
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
> We'll be in #wikimedia-office from 18:00-19:00 UTC, Friday the 23rd. As
> usual, docs are on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
>
Excuse me, Friday is not the 23rd. It's the 25th!
--
Steven Walling
https://wikimediafou
Hi everyone,
This Friday the Wikimedia Foundation's mobile team will be hosting an IRC
office hours to talk about the new version of the Wikipedia mobile site,
along with other upcoming updates to the way readers and contributors
experience the projects on mobile devices.
This is the first office
2012/5/22 Bjoern Hoehrmann :
> You don't say who "we" are, but in case some people think the Wikimedia
> Foundation should position itself on "copyright" matters much beyond
> which licenses it is using and why, and which problems Wikipedia might
> be facing due to various aspects of "copyright",
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Samuel Klein wrote:
> David Gerard writes:
> > O'Reilly is offering works under 14 years (c), thence CC-by
>
> Campaign idea: set up a named class of license for friendly groups
> like O'Reilly that are committing to 14 years, which are defined by
> terming out in
* David Gerard wrote:
>So, is the time ripe yet for us to start pushing for a 14-year term,
>or do we wait a bit? I suggest we start contemplating it, however.
You don't say who "we" are, but in case some people think the Wikimedia
Foundation should position itself on "copyright" matters much beyo
I like the cc-licenses list thread you linked, Mike; thank you. I
take it that thread didn't continue past December?
I agree generally with the points Greg London was making there:
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/2011-December/006472.html
For me the central value in choosing a san
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:42 PM, David Gerard wrote:
> On 21 May 2012 20:30, Samuel Klein wrote:
>
>> 14 years is a fine place to start. Are there any existing campaigns
>> pushing for it? S.
>
>
> Now that I'm looking, I can't find any campaigns as such!
>
> I thought the Pirate Parties asked
On 21 May 2012 20:59, Samuel Klein wrote:
> We need a shorter term *for free licenses*.
> Right now those licenses piggyback on an unreasonably long-term notion
> of "exclusive authorial control of reuse".
> People who support free knowledge and free licenses should be among
> the first to do awa
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:34 PM, emijrp wrote:
> Lol, 14 years term. Good luck. That is a lost battle.
>
> I think that the useful approach is to spread the word about free licenses,
> that allow to use content NOW.
We need a shorter term *for free licenses*.
Right now those licenses piggyback on
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Richard Symonds
wrote:
> FWIW, I'd like to see things being released more freely internationally,
> irrespective of copyright. At present, I can either pirate the Colbert
> Report, or watch it through a proxy using a US netflix account which I pay
> for using a US
On 21 May 2012 20:30, Samuel Klein wrote:
> 14 years is a fine place to start. Are there any existing campaigns
> pushing for it? S.
Now that I'm looking, I can't find any campaigns as such!
I thought the Pirate Parties asked for 14 years, but I'm wrong: the
Swedish party says five years,[1]
Lol, 14 years term. Good luck. That is a lost battle.
I think that the useful approach is to spread the word about free licenses,
that allow to use content NOW.
2012/5/21 Samuel Klein
> 14 years is a fine place to start. Are there any existing campaigns
> pushing for it? S.
>
> On Mon, May 21
What I really find upsetting is that PBS produces videos that cannot
be watched out side of the states, it really upsets me.
Also in germany, it is just unbearable, these copyright trolls called
"GEMA" take away all the fun of youtube.
mike
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Richard Symonds
wrote:
14 years is a fine place to start. Are there any existing campaigns
pushing for it? S.
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:22 PM, David Gerard wrote:
> On 21 May 2012 18:59, Samuel Klein wrote:
>
>> I don't think the right term here is "0 years". It is also not "life
>> + 70". Perhaps "7 + 7".
>
>
> I
Thank you Siko for answering.
That's a mix of "curiosity" (for the benefits, pensions and so on) and
of "concern" (on the responsibility side of things).
Wikimedia France received several legal complaints in the past few years
and the frequency is increasing. The inventivity and the boldness
On 21 May 2012 18:59, Samuel Klein wrote:
> I don't think the right term here is "0 years". It is also not "life
> + 70". Perhaps "7 + 7".
I suggested 14 as a likely figure because that figure is already in
common currency - as it was the term in the UK (Statute of Anne) and
in the US (Copyri
I'm asking from a purely good faith perspective, by the way: I tend to deal
with HR here at WMUK, and I'll be dealing with it more and more in future.
The more I know about how other Wikimedia orgs do things, Tyre better :-)
Richard Symonds
On May 21, 2012 7:09 PM, "Richard Symonds"
wrote:
> I m
I must admit to being curious, as do at least two others i've spoken to
about this. With no benefits and no pensions, and what seems like hazy
employment rights that vary from state to state (not to mention fellows
from overseas) and person to person, this does seem a little odd. How much
notice ar
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Mike Linksvayer wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:31 AM, geni wrote:
>> On 21 May 2012 13:09, David Gerard wrote:
>>> So, is the time ripe yet for us to start pushing for a 14-year term,
>>> or do we wait a bit? I suggest we start contemplating it, however.
I
Hi Florence,
I guess I didn't do a very good job addressing these questions in the
earlier thread, so I'll try one more time :-)
Fellowships are temporary roles, so they are not treated as full time staff
positions. They do not receive retirement benefits, and generally the
paperwork setup and as
FWIW, I'd like to see things being released more freely internationally,
irrespective of copyright. At present, I can either pirate the Colbert
Report, or watch it through a proxy using a US netflix account which I pay
for using a US bank account. It isn't shown anywhere in the UK.
Richard Symonds
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:31 AM, geni wrote:
> On 21 May 2012 13:09, David Gerard wrote:
>> So, is the time ripe yet for us to start pushing for a 14-year term,
>> or do we wait a bit? I suggest we start contemplating it, however.
>
> The most pirated bit of content at the moment appears to be ga
On 5/21/12 9:31 AM, geni wrote:
On 21 May 2012 13:09, David Gerard wrote:
From Rick Falkvinge, an English-language writeup of a Swedish study:
http://falkvinge.net/2012/05/21/study-despite-tougher-copyright-monopoly-laws-sharing-remains-pervasive/
http://svt.se/nyheter/fortsatt-fildelning-tro
On 21 May 2012 13:09, David Gerard wrote:
> From Rick Falkvinge, an English-language writeup of a Swedish study:
>
> http://falkvinge.net/2012/05/21/study-despite-tougher-copyright-monopoly-laws-sharing-remains-pervasive/
> http://svt.se/nyheter/fortsatt-fildelning-trots-skarpt-lag (Swedish news
2012/5/21 David Gerard :
> From Rick Falkvinge, an English-language writeup of a Swedish study:
>
> http://falkvinge.net/2012/05/21/study-despite-tougher-copyright-monopoly-laws-sharing-remains-pervasive/
> http://svt.se/nyheter/fortsatt-fildelning-trots-skarpt-lag (Swedish news
> report)
>
> 61%
>From Rick Falkvinge, an English-language writeup of a Swedish study:
http://falkvinge.net/2012/05/21/study-despite-tougher-copyright-monopoly-laws-sharing-remains-pervasive/
http://svt.se/nyheter/fortsatt-fildelning-trots-skarpt-lag (Swedish news report)
61% of 15-25-year-olds in Sweden fileshar
Heya folks,
I just wanted to let you know that the next Wikidata office hours will
be on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Denny and I will be around on
IRC in #wikimedia-wikidata to answer any question you might have and
discuss. I assume there will be a few more questions than usual now
that we h
(Cross posting to wikimedia-l as suggested by MZMcBride)
Yup I'm actually talking about the project home page
(www.wikipedia.org) which some people land on from a google search.
I've been working on some adjustments to the styling of
www.wikipedia.org to make it mobile friendly for browsers that s
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