Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-14 Thread Bruentrup
for WMF to reply to affected persons who initially approach directly, and the great reluctance at WMF to circumvent the community processes without DMCA motions. BRUENTRUP On 12/14/14, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 14 December 2014 at 05:49, Bruentrup claus.bruent...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-14 Thread Bruentrup
, as they regularly do, to identify and prosecute the culprits. BRUENTRUP On 12/14/14, Yaroslav M. Blanter pute...@mccme.ru wrote: On 2014-12-14 06:49, Bruentrup wrote: Hi One of those 6 successful DMCA's of 2014 was filed by us. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-14 Thread Bruentrup
Wikipedia and off it. We await a reply from OTRS or Ms.Tretikov's office to our client's emails reporting the IP infringements. BRUENTRUP On 12/14/14, Yaroslav M. Blanter pute...@mccme.ru wrote: On 2014-12-14 14:05, Bruentrup wrote: And that will magically make all the infringements of IAC's IP

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons copyright extremism

2014-12-13 Thread Bruentrup
You cannot crop a minor trademark element, eg. logo, incidentally located within a free photographic image and upload it to Commons as a free use instance of that trademark / logo. BRUENTRUP On 12/13/14, JP Béland lebo.bel...@gmail.com wrote: We're talking strictly about copyright here

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-13 Thread Bruentrup
Perhaps because on Commons village pump, non-regulars, interacting politely and civilly, are harassed, abused and also blocked without cause. Perhaps because the discussion system at Commons is broken, and participation there is oftentimes a complete waste of time. BRUENTRUP On 12/13/14, Fæ fae

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-13 Thread Bruentrup
takedowns, and DMCAs must be the exception rather than the norm. BRUENTRUP On 12/13/14, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 Dec 2014 16:41, Bruentrup claus.bruent...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because on Commons village pump, non-regulars, interacting politely and civilly, are harassed, abused and also

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to fix Commons

2014-12-13 Thread Bruentrup
, ticketed, and with DMCAs as an appellate mechanism. Till then the WMF must also immediately cease advising affected non-users to resolve their infringements with their communities. BRUENTRUP On 12/14/14, pajz pajzm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, On 13 December 2014 at 19:46, Bruentrup claus.bruent