Wikimediauk-l February 2012

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Openness - "copyright policy"
by Michael Peel 12 Feb '12

12 Feb '12

> From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Openness - "copyright policy" > Date: 12 February 2012 12:48:23 GMT > > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Policy > > Please read, contemplate, discuss and amend! > > Chris

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West Midlands Police seek owners of Welch family memorial plaque
by Andy Mabbett 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Only tangentially conencted (WLM!), but this should intrigue or amuse many of you: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/appeal.asp?id=4554 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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09 Feb '12

I am recently engaged in a conversation with [[User:Kimberlyblaker]], who uploaded a fair amount of old, 19th century pictures onto Commons, including the album of places in Cambridge (see below) which is of particular interest to me. What stumbled me was the copyright status of these images - are they in the public domain? If they aren't, is it due to publication right, and is Kimberly Blaker (& co.) the rightful copyright holder of them? Deryck ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: New Boston Fine and Rare Books <books4u29(a)hotmail.com> Date: 8 February 2012 17:06 Subject: Re: Unidentified locations To: Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)wikimedia.hk> Dear Deryck, Thanks again, for the additional identification and for inviting assistance through twitter. As to the copyright, I truly appreciate your help with this. Here is what I can tell you, so that you can better assess the copyright. I have an original 19th century album with original 19th albumen prints of these images. The album does not appear to have ever been published. There is no title (except for a paper label that errantly labeled it as “Oxford”. There is no title page, copyright page, author, publisher, photographer, anything whatsoever inside. The only identification is a late 20th century bookplate on which it was handwritten “Oxford University, pictures taken for William Winfield, circa middle 19th century, given to Robert Winfield early 1970s. This album formerly owned by William Winfield.” Obviously the “Oxford” note is incorrect. I assume the other details are probably correct. It is probably a family heirloom that had been handed down. I have searched extensively, and cannot locate any of these identical images online. So I have to assume they may have never been reproduced and was likely a collection an early photographer did for himself or as a gift for a friend. With this in mind, aside from the photographs being compiled in a photo album, it seems that it would still fall under a previously unpublished work. I own the original work, have photographed the work, and have now published the work online via my own website. So I think, I am now the official copyright holder? I’m not an expert in copyright law but have some general understanding of it. You are probably better versed in this? Sincerely, Kimberly Blaker, President New Boston Fine and Rare Books <http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/> 520-395-1363 Like us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Boston-Fine-and-Rare-Books/12128891797362…>and find a *valuable coupon* offer on our Welcome tab! We're also on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/NewBostonBooks>, LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=160234854&trk=tab_pro>, MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/578101465>, and Tumblr<http://www.tumblr.com/blog/newbostonfineandrarebooks> . Enter our FREE drawing<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_WebHeader…>for a chance to *win a new leather bound Easton Press book*. Take 19th century photographic tour<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_Cambridge…>of Cambridge University. And be sure to subscribe<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_Newslette…>to our *newsletter *for future updates. *From:* Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)wikimedia.hk> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:11 AM *To:* New Boston Fine and Rare Books <books4u29(a)hotmail.com> *Subject:* Re: Unidentified locations Dear Ms Blaker, Also identified: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pepys_Library_c1870.jpg This one is Pepys Library in Magdalene College. I've also posted links to the Wikimedia Commons pictures from Twitter asking others in Cambridge University to help identify the remaining unidentified locations. As for the copyright notice, I think I previously made the mistake of thinking the photos came from a collection *published* in the 1870s, which would be automatically out of copyright. However, I have now realised that the pictures are actually from a previously unpublished private collection, which means as copy-holder and publisher your company should enjoy 25 years of publication right... wait it's a previously unpublished British work uncovered in the United States... argh! ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Hirtle_chart) Deryck On 8 February 2012 14:42, New Boston Fine and Rare Books < books4u29(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Deryck, > > Thank you for identifying these images! I’ve added this information to my > website. > > If only I could determine the original photographer. Many of the originals > are contact prints, but they had been trimmed, so identifying information > is missing. Though when scanned and enlarged, I could see hand etched in > the plate of the Master’s Garden was “J. Murray”, I believe. Though it’s > hard to say if that’s the actual photographer as there was other random > etching in the plate as well. If you have any idea where I might discover > the photographer, possibly through Cambridge’s collections, etc., please > let me know. > > Best, > > Kimberly Blaker, President > New Boston Fine and Rare Books <http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/> > 520-395-1363 > > Like us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Boston-Fine-and-Rare-Books/12128891797362…>and find a > *valuable coupon* offer on our Welcome tab! > > We're also on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/NewBostonBooks>, LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=160234854&trk=tab_pro>, > MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/578101465>, and Tumblr<http://www.tumblr.com/blog/newbostonfineandrarebooks> > . > > Enter our FREE drawing<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_WebHeader…>for a chance to > *win a new leather bound Easton Press book*. > > Take 19th century photographic tour<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_Cambridge…>of Cambridge University. > > And be sure to subscribe<http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_Newslette…>to our > *newsletter *for future updates. > > > *From:* deryckchan(a)wikimedia.hk > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:47 AM > *To:* info(a)NewBostonFineandRareBooks.com > *Subject:* Unidentified locations > > Hello, > > I am a current undergraduate of Cambridge University, and came here after > seeing the uploads your team has made onto Wikimedia Commons. > > I'm writing to inform you the locations of the two unidentified pictures: > > http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/home//Cambridge University/57 > cambridge university.jpg > Gatehouse of St. John's College, Cambridge > > http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/home//Cambridge University/58 > cambridge university.jpg > Chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge > > I also noticed that the author's copyright of the pictures have expired, > and will .update the copyright licences of the pictures accordingly. > > Regards, > Deryck Chan >

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The new British standard for copyright infringement...
by Magnus Manske 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

...photos that somehow look similar: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/photographers_face_copyright_thre… The servers are safe (well, relatively speaking) in the U.S., but should people in the UK be concerned when uploading images? Magnus

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The British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In Residence (6 months)
by Fae 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Hi, I am delighted to announce a new WIR position at the world class British Library in London. It is a post for 6 months, with a professional level of remuneration, and would suit any of our international colleagues with a GLAM experience as well as Wikimedians with a GLAM background already near London. Applications close in *2 weeks* so let any friends and folks on your personal networks who might be interested know about this opportunity as soon as possible. You can tweet using the shortcut: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/?p=778 Cheers, Fae ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: fae <fae(a)wikimedia.org.uk> Date: 9 February 2012 11:00 Subject: [Wikimedia UK Blog] British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In Residence (6 months) To: fae(a)wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK Blog has posted a new item, 'British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In Residence (6 months)<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/02/british-library-is-looking-for-a-wikim…>' The British Library is recruiting an experienced Wikipedia editor with a good understanding of Wikimedia and GLAM projects. The post has funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the programme of activities will be run as part of the on-going partnership with Wikimedia UK. As the official Wikimedian in Residence, the post offers the opportunity to make a considerable contribution to the public’s knowledge of the British Library’s unique collections and AHRC-funded projects by engaging with the widest possible international community of Wikipedians/Wikimedians and GLAM “e-volunteers”. The position has been specified in consultation with Wikimedia UK and is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Wikimedian with strong communication and organisational skills. The key outcomes will be to promote and establish collaboration between staff and Wikimedia volunteers, in addition to arranging Wikipedia (and sister project) training sessions and events at the Library. For further details, and to apply, please visit www.bl.uk/careers<https://gs10.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_britishlibrary01.asp?s=hNwYvBGdQoFR…> If you would like to discuss the UK GLAM programme and our cultural partnerships, please contact Fæ<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:F%C3%A6>< uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fae<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:F%C3%A6> > *Closing date: 23 February 2012* You may view the latest post at http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/02/british-library-is-looking-for-a-wikim… received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, fae fae(a)wikimedia.org.uk

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A few requests!
by Richard Symonds 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Good afternoon everyone! I have a couple of things that I'm begging your assistance with: I hope you folks can help. 1. We need the page at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteer expanding a bit. Perhaps with 'volunteer stories', or something similar. The comment at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Volunteer raises an important point, and from a new volunteer too. At present, it's a bit... basic and functional, and could use some expansion. 2. We've had a couple of contacts from local political parties trying to get pages about candidates in the upcoming London Assembly elections. At present, we only really have stubs on a few of the candidates. We told them politely that it's not something we can help with - WP is written by volunteers - although we did of course offer to teach their volunteers how to edit (and edit ethically and openly) if necessary. Perhaps this is something to keep an eye on when you're patrolling articles, or looking for a new DYK? 3. Does anyone have decent photoshopping skills? I have a few pictures that need digitally improving at some point - nearly all WMUK-related, and a few are planned for upcoming blog posts. Credit will go where credit is due, of course, and they'll all be uploaded to Commons on good time - but we need the colour/lighting levels adjusted on a few, maybe some artistic cropping, etc. Only a small job, but it needs doing, and no doubt there are people out there who are better at it than I would be! Really hope you all can help. Feel free to reply on- or off-list. All the best, Richard Symonds Office& Development Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 -- Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company Registered in England and Wales, No: 6741827. Charity No:1144513 Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.

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Wiki Loves Monuments - brainstorm coming up!
by Lodewijk 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

Hi all, as you may have read before, we will be organizing a brainstorm meeting in London on Feb 18th - the excellent opportunity to discuss the opportunities and directions of a UK edition for Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012! Practical details: * Link: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_brainstorm * When: Saturday 18 February 2012; 13:00 * Where: Development House, Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT (the WMUK office) So what will we do? Well, we will not try to solve all the problems of the world. I will be there, with my experiences from Wiki Loves Monuments in 2010 and 2011 from the Netherlands and European contests, and we will try to see if there is enough interest to organize Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 in the UK, to identify the challanges and opportunities ahead and what still would have to be done. I will not be organizing this myself, so input, initiative and interest (and lots of help) will definitely be needed from volunteers to make it a success. So, why would one want to organize a 'Wiki Loves Monuments' in the first place? Well, the idea is that it is a photo contest open for the general audience. Besides hopefully many good quality (but don't expect supreme super de luxe) photo material of the UK heritage, it is also a potential way of getting in touch with two highly motivated groups of volunteers: First of all photographers (which can learn this way all about free licenses and uploading to commons) and secondly heritage enthusiasts (generally older people, who might in the long run also be interested in writing about their local heritage). By asking them to participate in a low threshold contest, they can learn that one can really add content to Wikipedia (by uploading their photos) in a relatively safe and easy way. Also, it is a great opportunity to organize many local events around the topic - where there are interested volunteers to organize such. Potentially Wiki Loves Monuments can be used as a centerpiece to build other activities and cooperations around. This brainstorm might be a good time and place to analyze the opportunities there are, and see what it might bring in and what would be the best approach to get the most out of it! But yeah, there will be many challanges to be overcome probably - things that seem like huge problems sometimes. The brainstorm can serve as a time and place to think about that as well, see what would be the best way to approach those issues. Most likely the UK is not the first country to bump into them (18 countries organized WLM in 2011), so lets sit down together, and identify what are the real problems, and what are mainly problems that are easily solved, or that you could easily live with. Anyway, I would be thrilled to find the UK participating in Wiki Loves Monuments! Please add your input already to the page linked above, and join us in London on Feb 18! Looking forward to the meeting! Best regards, Lodewijk

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Fwd: [okfn-announce] Announcement: OGDCamp, OKCon and the Open Knowledge Festival 2012 in Helsinki
by Andy Mabbett 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

FYI -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Kat Braybrooke" <kat.braybrooke(a)okfn.org> Date: Feb 7, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: [okfn-announce] Announcement: OGDCamp, OKCon and the Open Knowledge Festival 2012 in Helsinki To: "Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list" <okfn-discuss(a)lists.okfn.org > You may have noticed from the buzz on the Web that the OKFN shared quite an announcement this morning. On September 17-22 this year, global communities will be descending on the shores of Helsinki for a week-long celebration called the Open Knowledge Festival <http://okfestival.org/> – and you’re the first to be invited! For this festival – the first of its kind in the world – we are bringing Open Government Data Camp <http://okfestival.org/open-government-data-camp/> (OGDCamp) and Open Knowledge Conference<http://okfestival.org/open-knowledge-conference/> (OKCon) to the same place to provide new opportunities for collaboration. We’ll start the week by supporting practitioners working in the fields of open government and municipal data, and end it by exploring the diversity of open knowledge initiatives from a global perspective. The organising team, a talented gathering of Finns and leaders from around the world, are already hard at work planning a busy week of seminars, workshops, lectures, hackathons, keynotes, coding jams and interactive media sessions that will bring together participants from a wide variety of backgrounds in new ways. Most importantly, we want your ideas to be highlighted at OKFest. We are currently looking for proposals regarding sessions, satellite events, research streams, hackathons, lecture topics and other forms of collaboration. Have a great project or idea that you want to share with the global community? This is the place to do it. Join our public discussion list and say hello here<http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfestival-coord> and start finding collaborators on Twitter using the hashtag #okfest<https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/okfest> . We look foward to seeing you in Helsinki, Finland this September for a week of new friends, open knowledge and global inspiration with a Nordic twist! For details about OKFest, see our blog post here <http://shar.es/fA8jj>. And apologies for any cross-posts - we're quite excited today! | Kat Braybrooke | Community Coordinator | Open Knowledge Foundation | London UK | OKFN.org | Tweet @OKFN | Tweet @kat_braybrooke _______________________________________________ okfn-announce mailing list okfn-announce(a)lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-announce

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QR barnstar
by Tom Morris 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

I've been playing around making barnstars. And I think I've made a particularly good one of interest to all of you QR-hungry Wikipedians. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnstar-QR.png It's a barnstar to celebrate particularly clever uses of QR codes. The QR code in the barnstar is for the article on QR codes. It uses QRpedia links, so you can go read the most appropriate version of the article for you. Only it's got a hole in the middle. Because, duh, it's a barnstar. Thanks to QR codes error correction capabilities, my Android phone is able to read the QR code even missing a chunk in the middle (it uses H level error correction, which means that 30% of the QR code can be removed and it still can work*). It still works, even though the rest of the barnstar is noisy with repeated QR-like noise. And there's some background barnstar imagery behind the QR code. If you've read, say, Terence Eden's blog posts about making good QR codes, this one breaks almost all the rules. It's a barnstar first and a usable QR code second. But it's a usable QR code... just about. * The error correction is what lets the BBC create a QR code with their logo in the middle - http://2d-code.co.uk/images/bbc-logo-in-qr-code.gif -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/>

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Wikimania 2012 scholarships
by HJ Mitchell 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

What should British editors who are hoping for financial support to attend Wikimania 2012 do to apply for it? Do we apply through the WMF's system (which is open for the next 10 days), or is WMUK going to have its own process? I know July seems a long way away, but if we're to apply through the Foundation process, we need to know before that process closes. Harry (sending this to the list rather than to the board directly because I doubt I'm the only person wondering)

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