On January 1 we celebrate Public Domain Day [1] as many works of authors who died 70+ years ago now enter the public domain and can be used freely.
Let us be aware: copyright is temporary. It only lasts during the authors lifetime and 70 years afterwards (in most countries). During those years it is limiting Wikipedia and her sister projects in showing works of art, literature, public art and buildings in countries without freedom of panorama [2], and more in the articles. But now a new batch is freed from copyrights!
An overview of images and texts that are restored or added to the Wikimedia Commons, are collected on: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine/Public_Domain_Day/2015
Many of these files still need a place in articles. You can help!
You can also help by uploading new files of subjects that are freed of copyrights. You can also help by tagging all requests for deletion pages with the category when the file can be restored, which is/was deleted. [3]
As I follow the log of restored files this week, more images and texts will follow. If still files or texts are missing in the list, let me know or add them yourselves.
A very happy Public Domain Day!
Romaine
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama [3] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests
Would it be a good idea to have "Entered public domain in [year X]" categories?
—Yan (Ynhockey).
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Romaine Wiki romaine.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On January 1 we celebrate Public Domain Day [1] as many works of authors who died 70+ years ago now enter the public domain and can be used freely.
Let us be aware: copyright is temporary. It only lasts during the authors lifetime and 70 years afterwards (in most countries). During those years it is limiting Wikipedia and her sister projects in showing works of art, literature, public art and buildings in countries without freedom of panorama [2], and more in the articles. But now a new batch is freed from copyrights!
An overview of images and texts that are restored or added to the Wikimedia Commons, are collected on: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine/Public_Domain_Day/2015
Many of these files still need a place in articles. You can help!
You can also help by uploading new files of subjects that are freed of copyrights. You can also help by tagging all requests for deletion pages with the category when the file can be restored, which is/was deleted. [3]
As I follow the log of restored files this week, more images and texts will follow. If still files or texts are missing in the list, let me know or add them yourselves.
A very happy Public Domain Day!
Romaine
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama [3] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests
Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
We have such categories, but with different naming: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests
Romaine
2015-01-02 16:55 GMT+01:00 Ynhockey ynhockey@gmail.com:
Would it be a good idea to have "Entered public domain in [year X]" categories?
—Yan (Ynhockey).
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Romaine Wiki romaine.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On January 1 we celebrate Public Domain Day [1] as many works of authors who died 70+ years ago now enter the public domain and can be used freely.
Let us be aware: copyright is temporary. It only lasts during the authors lifetime and 70 years afterwards (in most countries). During those years it is limiting Wikipedia and her sister projects in showing works of art, literature, public art and buildings in countries without freedom of panorama [2], and more in the articles. But now a new batch is freed from copyrights!
An overview of images and texts that are restored or added to the Wikimedia Commons, are collected on: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine/Public_Domain_Day/2015
Many of these files still need a place in articles. You can help!
You can also help by uploading new files of subjects that are freed of copyrights. You can also help by tagging all requests for deletion pages with the category when the file can be restored, which is/was deleted. [3]
As I follow the log of restored files this week, more images and texts will follow. If still files or texts are missing in the list, let me know or add them yourselves.
A very happy Public Domain Day!
Romaine
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama [3] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests
Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
Oh thank you, I've been wondering... where to get some data for the blog post... Aktron Wikimedia Czech Republic ______________________________________________________________
Od: Ynhockey ynhockey@gmail.com Komu: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org Datum: 02.01.2015 16:55 Předmět: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Fwd: Happy Public Domain Day!
Would it be a good idea to have "Entered public domain in [year X]" categories?
—Yan (Ynhockey). On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki@gmail.com romaine.wiki@gmail.com> wrote: On January 1 we celebrate Public Domain Day [1] as many works of authors who died 70+ years ago now enter the public domain and can be used freely. Let us be aware: copyright is temporary. It only lasts during the authors lifetime and 70 years afterwards (in most countries). During those years it is limiting Wikipedia and her sister projects in showing works of art, literature, public art and buildings in countries without freedom of panorama [2], and more in the articles. But now a new batch is freed from copyrights!
An overview of images and texts that are restored or added to the Wikimedia Commons, are collected on: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine/Public_Domain_Day/2015 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine/Public_Domain_Day/2015Many of these files still need a place in articles. You can help!You can also help by uploading new files of subjects that are freed of copyrights.You can also help by tagging all requests for deletion pages with the category when the file can be restored, which is/was deleted. [3]As I follow the log of restored files this week, more images and texts will follow. If still files or texts are missing in the list, let me know or add them yourselves.A very happy Public Domain Day!
Romaine
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama [3] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Undeletion_requests _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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