Just a FYI message...
This appeared on USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/02/08/creators-alliance-gramm…
Initially I thought we might fear another extension of copyright law, but
no, it seems more geared toward how parties within the industry do business
(licensing agencies, e.g. ASCAP, BMI should watch out, as transparency is
being requested).
This more official release from the Copyright Office indicates the big
advantage for Wikimedia projects: The desire to bring pre-1972 recordings
under federal protection. This means that copyright would mirror that for
print materials. Thus, if th legislation passed, public domain for
recordings would begin prior to 1923, instead of the situation now where
virtually all pre-1972 recordings are protected until 2067:
http://copyright.gov/docs/musiclicensingstudy/
(Of course, by the time it would pass, 1923 might be in the public domain
already. :) )
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Hi all,
I came across n interesting piece of text in a German mainstream newspaper
that ran an article on Freedom of Panorama. [1] or [2]
According to the text, there has been court action against pictures of the
Hunderwasserhaus located in Vienna. [3]
Theoretically, both countries enjoy full FoP. [4] The German law, however,
has one restriction: pictures need to be taken from a public ground. With
other words, not only the building must be located on a public street or
square, but also the photographer (effectively making pictures made with a
drone in Germany a noFOP). According to the Austrian law, there is no such
restriction.
What happened is, that somebody took a picture from the building across the
street. The image is perfectly legal in Ausstria, but the rightsholders of
the Hunderwasserhaus in Vienna managed to get German courts to order a stop
of distribution in Germanny.
Questions arising are:
- Are there other countries where a "on the ground" specification exists?
- Can I request the take down of a picture of the Millenium Bridge in
London in France?
- How can we best coin this knew piece of information to best suit our
advocacy efforts?
Cheers,
Dimi
[1]
http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/recht/urheberrecht-warum-fotos-vom-eiffeltur…
[2]
http://www.rundschau-online.de/recht/urheberrecht-warum-fotos-vom-eiffeltur…
[3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundertwasserhaus
[4]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#Malta
Hello everybody,
I am happy to share with you that Mr. Pavel Svoboda (EPP CZ) [1], chair of
the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has agreed to host a
Freedom of Panorama workshop together with Wikimedia on 26 March.
The idea is provide in-depth, academic-level information and analysis on
this exotic copyright issue and thereby take away the fear a lot of people
here in Brussels have when they hear "exception". Put more simply, on the
Wikimedia side we'd like to convey the message that "Freedom of Panorama is
not scary and won't hurt you."
The workshop is still in the plannings with the goal to have the
invitations go out about one month ahead of the actual event. We're now
negotiating the panel participants with Mr. Svoboda's office. The idea
would be to have the students from the NYU/HEC EU Regulatory Law Clinic
[2], that are preparing an analysis and legal proposal for us, present
their findings first and then move on to a 4 speaker panel moderated by Mr.
Svoboda himself. For the panel we'll invite someone from high up in the
Commission, an industry representative, a copyright/FoP scholar and someone
representing architects/authors/photographers.
So far I have three questions/requests for this list:
1. Can you think of or even approach any architect or even an architectural
bureau/group that might fully support a universal FoP exception?
2. Can you think of or even approach a copyright professor that has worked
on the issue and would like to be part of the event?
3. Should we try to have the annual Wikimedia EU policy strategy meeting
(Big Fat Brussels Meeting vol. III) around the event or is everyone too
busy then?
Thanks and cheers!
Dimi
[1]http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96272/PAVEL_SVOBODA_home.html
[2]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/advocacy_advisors/2015-January/000881…
Hello everyone,
Just had this update from the folks behind the Lyon Declaration on Access
to Information and Development. Thought it might be of interest.
Thank you,
Stevie
PS WMUK is a signatory to the declaration
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Julia Brungs <Julia.Brungs(a)ifla.org>
Date: 3 February 2015 at 12:31
Subject: [LyonDCL] Libraries and access to information in the UN post-2015
Development Agenda - What's new?
To:
Dear all,
*Revised Toolkit — New Talking Points*
IFLA has updated our Toolkit on libraries and the United Nations (UN)
post-2015 Development Agenda
<http://www.ifla.org/publications/toolkit--libraries-and-the-un-post-2015-de…>.
The updates give a better idea of the post-2015 timeline and the major
events coming up. It will also help you to further structure your meetings
with Member State Representatives in your country. In order to enable you
to really stress IFLA’s core messages on access to information, ICTs, and
culture for development, we have created a set oftalking points
<http://www.ifla.org/node/9392>. These talking points will give you a good
overview of IFLA’s international message and will enable you to bring this
into your national context to make it more relevant for your Member State
meetings.
IFLA Headquarters is looking forward to hear about your meetings with
Member State Representatives and we strongly encourage you to contact us
<julia.brungs(a)ifla.org> if you need further help.
*The Lyon Declaration in 2015*
IFLA is very happy to announce that with the start of 2015, the Lyon
Declaration has received support from over 500 library, ICT and
development, institutions and organisations. This worldwide and
cross-sector uptake underlines the importance of the Lyon Declaration and
furthermore the importance of access to information for future development.
Please see the full Declaration <http://www.lyondeclaration.org/> and the
signatories <http://www.lyondeclaration.org/signatories/> for more
information. You can also find 19 translations of the Declaration online.
*What's next?*
During the next nine months leading up to the UN Special Summit on
Sustainable Development in September 2015, IFLA will concentrate its
efforts to ensure that access to information remains within the new
development framework. We will also work on indicators with our coalition
partners. These indicators will enable UN Member States and the UN to
measure the impact of access to information on development over the next 15
years. The IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section is closely working with
IFLA and its partners on formulating the indicators.
In order to achieve this, IFLA will participate in a range of high level
meetings leading up to the Special Summit on Sustainable Development
(September 2015) and will work closely with other stakeholders, national
ministries and UN Member States.
Furthermore, several IFLA Sections have prepared briefs on how the Lyon
Declaration is relevant to their professional environment. These will be
available shortly.
*Get involved*
· S <http://www.lyondeclaration.org/about/>ign
<http://www.lyondeclaration.org/about/> and add your voice to the call at
the United Nations;
· Organise meetings with policy makers in your country and use the
Toolkit <http://www.ifla.org/libraries-development/toolkit> created by IFLA
in order to make the voice of the library community heard on a national
level;
· Translate the Lyon Declaration into your language and share it
with colleagues in your own country;
· Encourage others in the library and development sectors to sign
the Lyon Declaration;
· Promote the principles of the Lyon Declaration throughout your
network and ensure that the message gets spread as widely as possible.
*Background*
The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development calls upon
United Nations Member States to make an international commitment through
the post-2015 UN development agenda. The Declaration proposes to ensure
that everyone has access to, and is able to understand, use and share the
information that is necessary to promote sustainable development and
democratic societies. It was prepared by IFLA and a number of strategic
partners in the library and development communities.
Julia Brungs
Policy and Projects Officer
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague
Netherlands
Phone: 0031703140884
Email: Julia.brungs(a)ifla.org
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@StevieBenton
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