Hi all,
We're proud to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation today joins the
growing ranks of major institutions with open access policies. Our new Open
Access Policy <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Open_access_policy>[1]
will ensure that all research the Wikimedia Foundation supports through
grants, equipment, or research collaboration is made widely accessible and
reusable. Research, data, and code developed through these collaborations
will be made available in open access venues and under a free license
<http://freedomdefined.org/>[2] in keeping with the Wikimedia Foundation’s
mission to support free knowledge. You can read more about this effort in
today's blog post
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/18/wikimedia-open-access-policy/>[3].
[1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Open_access_policy
[2]
http://freedomdefined.org/Definition
[3]
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/18/wikimedia-open-access-policy/
Manprit Brar
Legal Counsel
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