On Aug 26, 2011 1:11 PM, "Anirudh Bhati" <anirudhsbh@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it's a great idea!
>
> Alternatively, we could pool in resources with chapters / communities in
> regions which have minimal copyright restrictions so that they can legally
> host the content on their websites which will be accessible around the
> world. I would suggest jurisdictions which comply with the minimum
> requirements of the TRIPS Convention. I believe that would be author's life
> + 25 years for less developed countries and author's life + 50 years for
> other countries including Hong Kong. Copyright protection for literary
> works in India extends to life + 60 years.
>
> [As a sidenote: There are countries where copyright legislation is
> non-existent, e.g., Lao PR. The Wikimedia Foundation may not wish that
> their trademarks be used to facilitate copyright infringements in other
> territories, therefore an endeavour in these countries could be supported by
> an individual or community-run with no links to the Wikimedia Foundation.]
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Anirudh Bhati
>
> +855 975 529 803
> Skype: anirudhsbh
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Gautam John <gautam@prathambooks.org>wrote:
>
>> On 26 August 2011 12:52, Shiju Alex <shijualexonline@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > So what you propose is not a new project, but to have servers in India
>> for
>> > the projects with India related content? Infact most of the projects,
>> > including commons and meta, have India related content.
>> > I am not sure how much this will help. But do we have servers outside US
>> > now?
>>
>> Not for India related content, Shiju. Specifically a WikiSource server
>> of sorts, hosted in India, exclusively for content that is out of
>> copyright in India only.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Gautam
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