Will do Juan. Nice to speak to you. Happy New Year to you too and speak more in 2011!
Gem On 31 December 2010 14:33, J.C. DE MARTIN <demar...@polito.it> wrote: > 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>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 >> >> >> >> 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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