> ~~~~ That's worth a few wikipediholism points, I'm sure. Maybe you could get a greasemonkey script to convert wikimarkup on non-wiki sites to appropriate formatting. That'd be cool. > > --- On Sun, 12/7/09, Peter Coombe <thewub.w...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> From: Peter Coombe <thewub.w...@googlemail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Foundation-l] "sue and be damned" FOI to NPG >> To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Date: Sunday, 12 July, 2009, 11:18 AM >> But even if FOI is deemed to apply to >> photographs of artwork, they could release the files and >> still maintain their claim of copyright >> http://www.dca.gov.uk/foi/yourRights/index.htm#receive >> >> >> They could also claim commercial interest (IMO reasonably) >> as a reason not to comply with such a FOI request, but this >> is at least tested against the public interest. >> http://www.dca.gov.uk/foi/yourRights/exemptions.htm#43 >> >> >> Pete / the wub >> >> >> >> 2009/7/12 Dahsun <dah...@yahoo.com> >> >> >> >> I agree that the WMUK shouldn't get directly involved, >> but if without making any reference to the case in hand they >> request the same information under the FOI then I would have >> thought they were indirectly rather than directly involved. >> >> >> >> >> As for whether the FOI has an exemption for artwork, well >> I'd be interested in what the lawyers have to say on >> this as there is some legalese in the legislation that I >> can't get my head around. >> >> >> >> However the National Portrait Gallery has its own handy >> http://www.npg.org.uk/about/foi.php >> section on FOI, and I don't read that as containing any >> substantial claim of exemption from the Act for the gallery. >> They also have some fine objectives including "the >> provision of access to the national collection of portraits >> for all sections of the population" but reassuringly >> not "the restriction of access to the national >> collection of portraits only to those who can visit the >> gallery in person" or "maximising of the >> commercial use of the images" ~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> --- On Sat, 11/7/09, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > From: David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Foundation-l] "sue >> and be damned" FOI to NPG >> >> > To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> > Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 1:00 PM >> >> > 2009/7/11 Dahsun <dah...@yahoo.com>: >> >> > >> >> > > Perhaps the air would be slightly clearer if >> Wikimedia >> >> > UK were to make Freedom of Information Act requests to >> the >> >> > NPG and other Publicly funded galleries for the >> highest def >> >> > digital photos they have available of any artworks in >> their >> >> > possession. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > WMUK getting directly involved in this would be very >> bad >> >> > for WMUK's >> >> > (legal) perceived separation from WMF. Of course, >> WMUK >> >> > could >> >> > meaningfully comment that "claiming copyright on >> something >> >> > four >> >> > hundred years old is more than a little odious - >> it's not >> >> > like the >> >> > painter will paint another painting if only th NPG can >> make >> >> > legal >> >> > threats." >> >> > >> >> > That said, your approach is most certainly >> particularly >> >> > amusing :-D I >> >> > expect they'd claim these were commercial works >> and the >> >> > core of their >> >> > business or somesuch. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > - d. >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >> > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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