Hi Gem,
Thanks for your message.
Please let's keep in touch.
If you know of any relevant initiative, just mention it to Bernardo
(copy) - thanks!
Happy New Year and Happy Public Domain Day!
juan carlos
On 31/12/10 15:28, Gemma Griffiths wrote:
Hi Juan,
Hope all is well.
At this stage, I'd say it is unlikely we will be issuing a release but
we will be looking to promote the contents in other ways. When we have
more details about this, we will let you know.
Any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Gem
On 27 December 2010 08:43, Michael Peel <michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk
<mailto:michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk>> wrote:
Hi Juan,
Thanks for getting in touch. We've been talking about whether we
should put out another press release this year, however last year
we discovered that things aren't quite as simple as we hoped with
public domain day and Wikimedia. The servers for Wikimedia sites
are based in the US, which means that US copyright also has to be
followed - and thanks to the US joining the Berne Convention in
1989, works later than 1923 that weren't in the public domain
pre-1996 are still copyright protected regardless of whether they
enter the public domain this year (unless they were never
published in the US, I believe). If only copyright laws were
simpler. :-(
So: I'm not sure whether we'll be putting out a release or not
yet. I've cc'd the Wikimedia UK mailing list, as well as Gemma
(our Head of Public Relations), to see what they think.
You might also be interested in the discussion on Wikisource -
Wikimedia's repository and proof-reading project for
out-of-copyright books - on this topic, which you can find at
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Scriptorium#Public_Domain_Day_2011
Thanks,
Mike Peel
Wikimedia UK
On 26 Dec 2010, at 21:07, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote:
> Hello Mike,
>
> Do you plan to issue a press release this year too for the
Public Domain Day?
>
> Do you plan any other initiative?
>
> We are trying, with some success, to celebrate the PD a bit louder
> this year: http://publicdomainday.org/
>
> Thanks,
> best
> juan carlos
>
>
> On 31/12/09 23:44, Michael Peel wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> You may be interested in a press release that we (Wikimedia UK)
have put out today on Public Domain Day, at:
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2009/12/wikipedia-celebrates-public-domain-day-on-1st-january/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike Peel
>> Chair, Wikimedia UK - http://uk.wikimedia.org/
>> Tel: +44 (0)7988 013 646
>> Email: michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk
<mailto:michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation
(who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It has no legal
control over Wikipedia, nor responsibility for its contents.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited.
>> Wiki UK Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in
England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
>> The Registered Office is at 23 Cartwright Way, Nottingham, NG9
1RL, United Kingdom.
>>
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