See [1], in short if a list can be created by repeatable analysis of data, then it's not copyrightable, otherwise, by definition, it must have subjective creativity and so is copyrightable. The 100 women list is not independently repeatable, so to be published on Wikipedia without future risk of deletion, there needs to be a release from the copyright holder.
For the English Wikipedia, the copyright of lists was thrashed out by the community several years ago. I became part of that discussion in its early days as I was using lists of film box-office income as part of a large number of articles I was creating for Bollywood film history. I suggest the charity takes advantage of that existing investment in volunteer time, rather than spending its resources elsewhere, especially as the Wikipedia community would still need to accept any differing opinion.
By the way, I worked closely with Maggie Dennis to get this right, she is an excellent thinker on these aspects of copyright. In those days she was an independent volunteer, but now is the WMF Director of Support, Safety and Programs. You could always drop her a note.
Link * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_in_lists
Thanks, Fae
On 9 December 2016 at 09:31, Lucy Crompton-Reid lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Hi all
There does seem to be some disagreement as to whether copyright is actually an issue in the case of the list of 100 women. I will be doing quite a lot of follow up with the BBC over the next few weeks so am happy to add this to my list of things to discuss, however I will try to seek legal clarity on this question first.
Thanks Lucy
On 8 December 2016 at 23:18, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
On 08/12/16 17:32, Michael Peel wrote:
An interesting question that could do with a speedy response (and maybe a copyright release email from the BBC to OTRS) has been posted at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:100_Women_(BBC)#Is_it_not_a_copyright_vio...
Thanks, Mike
I have often observed how the BBC did not adopt a standard Creative Commons licence but developed their own (as a result of the massive pressure of rights).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/creativearchive/
So, don't hold your breath!
Gordo
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