Re: [WikiIS-l] Ýmislegt

Gott að geta haft user group. Tryggvi verður örugglega ánægður. Mögulega gætum við rætt þetta á FSFÍ hittingnum í dag (6. mars). Varðandi Wikipedia.is myndi ég mæla með því að það verði jafngilt is.wikipedia.org (án redirect). - Svavar Kjarrval On 05/03/13 23:53, Bjarki Sigursveinsson wrote: > Hæ öll. > > Ég hef verið í samskiptum við Asaf Bartov hjá Wikimedia um mögulegt > Wikimediafélag á Íslandi. Ég áframsendi nú þau samskipti á > póstlistann. Hann bendir á möguleikann á að við getum til að byrja með > skipulagt okkur sem "user group" > (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Groups). Það er nýlega > tilkomin skilgreining hjá WMF og hefur þá kosti að slíkur félagsskapur > nýtur viðurkenningar sem samstarfsaðili Wikimedia en þarf ekki að vera > jafn formbundinn og chapter félag. Slíkur hópur gæti einnig starfað > undir regnhlíf FSFÍ. Honum líst vel á áform um að gera dálítið mikið > úr afmælisárinu og bendir á að okkur standa til boða styrkir frá > Wikimedia til þess að koma hlutum í framkvæmd.

> > Ég vakti athygli á stöðunni á léninu Wikipedia.is og því verður vísað > til lögfræðihóps WMF. Stofnunin vill eiga þetta lén sjálf án milliliða > en íslenska Wikimedia-samfélagið getur haft áhrif á hvernig það verður > notað. > > kv. > Bjarki > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Ticket#2013022010001174] Requesting a permission to use > WMF logo and name for a project in Iceland > Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:57:31 -0800 > From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> > To: Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com> > > > > Hello, Bjarki. > > Thanks for this useful information! I agree the 10th anniversary > would be a great opportunity for increasing public awareness etc., and > we'd be happy to support the costs of an event, outreach materials, > etc., through a grant. > > Could you tell me a little more about the Icelandic community? Our > stats pages[1] suggest there are about 30 active editors and about 4 > very active editors. About how many of those do you know personally? > How geographically diverse is the community? What has the response > to your efforts been like, so far? > > Forming a sub-group within FSFí would be fine, and possibly a good> first step, but you are correct that a _chapter_ is expected to be an > independent, incorporated entity dedicated to Wikimedia work, although > in fact several Wikimedia Chapters are also functioning as their > countries' Creative Commons affiliates. However, last year we have > introduced new models of affiliation -- thematic organizations[2] and > user groups[3]. We find that a Wikimedia User group, which doesn't > need to be incorporated, is often the best fit for a group in the > beginning. If and when the group wants/need to incorporate and wants > chapter status, it can apply for recognition as a chapter, with its > track record of activity as a user group. Another benefit of the user > group model would be that it is perfectly compatible with the group > also being a sub-group within FSFí. What do you think? > > If and when you are ready to proceed with affiliation (in any model), > the way forward is by applying to the (all-volunteer) Affiliations

> Committee (AffCom). Details here[4]. > > Regarding the domain squatter -- I have forwarded this to our legal > department, as they handle trademark issues. They will try to > approach the current owner politely and see where that goes. If > needed, we can file an appeal on the basis of the trademark and gain > control of the domain, but that's a more expensive process. The WMF > should own wikipedia.* domains, as for other to own it would be a > trademark violation. If/when we gain control of that domain, we would > welcome the Icelandic community's thoughts on what would be the best > content for it -- probably something similar to the current one, minus > the ads. :) > > Cheers, > > Asaf > > [1] http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/SummaryIS.htm > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Thematic_Organizations > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Groups > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Bjarki Sigursveinsson > &lt;bjarki(a)gmail.com <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello Asaf. > > Thank you for the response. Stephen was quite clear about my > inquiry, I will contact the political parties but in my own > personal capacity. > > Starting a Wikimedia chapter in Iceland was discussed in the > Icelandic Wikipedia community several years ago but the that > effort went into coma. I have been trying to revive these efforts > partly because there is a 10 year anniversary of the Icelandic

> Wikipedia coming up in December 2013 and that occasion should be > celebrated and used to increase public awareness of and > participation in Wikimedia projects. The ideas that have been > floated involve regular off-wiki meet-ups, outreach to students > and an anniversary conference in December where we could perhaps > invite a speaker from the foundation. > > I have been in contact with the chairman of the Icelandic Instute > for Digital Freedom (FSFÍ) who is eager to assist and help promote > Wikimedia in Iceland. It has been suggested that Wikimedians in > Iceland could form a sub-group within FSFÍ although I think that > in order to be a WM-recognized chapter, our group would need to be > independent and focused solely on Wikimedia projects. > > There has been some concern about the registration of the domain > wikipedia.is <http://wikipedia.is> which is currently held by an > individual who is not using it just to benefit the goals of > Wikimedia but as a personal ad space for his business. Although to > be fair, he also displays links to Wikipedia. Perhaps you could > tell me if the foundation has a policy on these matters? Since

> there is no local chapter operating in Iceland (yet), it has been > suggested that the Icelandic Institute for Digital Freedom could > register the domain or an individual who is more aligned to the > goals of the foundation, but this would need the backing of the > foundation as the trademark holder if the current holder of the > domain does not respond to being asked politely. > > Regards, > Bjarki > > > On 26.2.2013 21:15, Asaf Bartov wrote: >> Hi, Bjarki. >> >> Thanks for reaching out! I hope Stephen's response was clear. I >> wanted to express my delight at hearing from you and learning

>> about the renewed interest in off-wiki activities in Iceland.

>> Please consider me your primary contact at WMF. >> >> I would love to hear more about this new group and your plans, >> and to offer any help I can. I hope you are aware of the various >> WMF grantmaking programs -- see >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start if you're not. >> Beyond funding and trademark permission, I might be in a >> position to help connect you with other Wikimedians who have >> relevant experience or who are currently working on similar projects. >> >> I look forward to staying in touch. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Asaf >> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Stephen LaPorte >> &lt;slaporte(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> wrote: >> >> Hello Bjarki, >> >> Your email was forwarded by a member of our volunteer >> response team. Thank you for contacting us, and I am happy to >> hear about the group of Wikimedians in Iceland! >> >> In general, a group may receive permission to use official >> logos after they are recognized by the Affiliations Committee >> <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee>. The >> Affiliations Committee recognizes three types of groups: user >> groups, chapters, and thematic organizations. I would like to >> introduce my colleague, Asaf Bartov &lt;abartov(a)wikimedia.org >> <mailto:abartov@wikimedia.org>>, who may be able to provide >> some guidance about the Affiliations Committee's process.

>> >> Before your group has received recognition, you may request >> limited trademark permissions for specific activity or event. >> These requests are handled on a case-by-case basis. If your >> group would like to request to use a logo, first I suggest >> reviewing the trademark policy at >> <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. If >> your proposed use will require permission, please send a >> detailed description of the request and proposal (including a >> mockup or demo, if possible) to &lt;trademarks(a)wikimedia.org

>> <mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org>>. Of course, please feel >> free to contact me at &lt;slaporte(a)wikimedia.org >> <mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> if you have any questions. >> >> Finally, please note that contacting politicians or political >> candidates is a complicated place to start. For tax reasons, >> our grants or trademarks may not be used to influence a >> political election or lobby for legislation. You may provide >> general education about Creative Commons licenses, but we do >> not officially contact politicians, political candidates, or >> political parties. This sort of activity should only be done >> in an unofficial, non-sponsored, individual capacity. I would >> recommend starting with other events or activities that >> support contributors, such as a conference, competition, or >> edit-a-thon. >> >> Thanks again for reaching out to us, and I look forward to >> working with you. >> >> Best, >> Stephen >> >> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Wikipedia information team >> &lt;info-en(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> We have a request below for logo use from a fellow editor >> who would like to use it >> in hopes of establishing a chapter in Iceland. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> Mike VanHall >> >> -- >> Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/ >> --- >> Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by >> volunteers, and responses are >> not to be considered an official statement of the >> Wikimedia Foundation. For official >> correspondence, please contact the Wikimedia Foundation >> by certified mail at the >> address listed on https://www.wikimediafoundation.org/ >> ---- Forwarded message from Bjarki Sigursveinsson >> &lt;bjarki(a)gmail.com <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> --- >> >> From: Bjarki Sigursveinsson &lt;bjarki(a)gmail.com >> <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> >> To: info(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info@wikimedia.org> >> Subject: Requesting a permission to use WMF logo and name >> for a project in Iceland >> Date: 2013-02-20 04:39:47 >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am requesting a permission to use the Wikimedia >> Foundation name and >> > logo for a special project in Iceland. There is no >> currently operating >> > local chapter in Iceland but there is a group of >> enthusiasts that has >> > been meeting and talking lately about reviving efforts >> to establish a WM >> > chapter in Iceland. I am one of those people. I am also >> an administrator >> > or a bureaucrat on several Wikimedia projects. (Global >> user "Bjarki_S"). >> > >> > Parliamentary elections are coming up in April and the >> political parties >> > are making their promotional materials, including promo >> photos of their >> > candidates. Now would be a good time to contact the

>> parties and >> > introduce them to the benefits of CC licensing these >> photographs to >> > ensure maximum distribution and nicely illustrated >> Wikipedia articles. >> > The parties need clear directions in the matter to >> ensure this is done >> > correctly and not in violation of the rights held by >> the photographer >> > that they hired to do the shots. The parties need to >> clarify the terms >> > with the hired photographers that make these pictures >> so that there is >> > no doubt that the pictures can be CC licensed and it is >> preferable that >> > the parties themselves publish the photographs on their >> own sites or >> > flickr streams and clearly state the licensing terms there. >> > >> > A request like this would carry a lot more weight if >> one could say it >> > was approved by the WMF if not directly sponsored by >> it. It could also >> > be seen as a pilot project for the eventual foundation >> of a local >> > chapter as per: >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by- >> step_chapter_creation_guide#Step_3:_Run_a_pilot_program_.28Optional_step.29 >> > >> > I was not quite sure about how to contact the >> Foundation for a >> > permission such as this so I sent this request as an >> email to >> > info(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info@wikimedia.org> where it >> can hopefully be forwarded to anyone >> > authorised to give such permissions. >> > >> > Sincerely. >> > >> > -- >> > Bjarki Sigursveinsson >> > +354 8215644 <tel:%2B354%208215644> >> > Mánagötu 8 >> > 105 Reykjavík >> > Iceland >> > >> > >> > >> ---- End forwarded message --- >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Stephen LaPorte >> Legal Counsel >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> /This message might have confidential or legally privileged >> information in it. If you have received this message by >> accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. >> For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the >> Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice >> to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or >> staff members in their personal capacity./ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Asaf Bartov >> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

>> >> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely >> share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!

>> https://donate.wikimedia.org > > -- > Bjarki Sigursveinsson > +354 8215644 <tel:%2B354%208215644> > Mánagötu 8 > 105 Reykjavík > Iceland > > > > > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share