[Advocacy Advisors] A Proposed Amendment to the United States Copyright Act

[Mathias Schindler]

I would love to but lack confidence to properly implement the
templates and find the correct wording. If there is anyone who could
help me out...

Mathias

2013/5/17 Luis Villa <lvilla at wikimedia.org>:
> And it is still open for signatures. Anyone want to do a quick RFC?
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Luis Villa <lvilla at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking into whether or not this particular petition is still open for
>> signatures; if not, I'll at least get us in the loop so that whenever the
>> organizers take next steps we are alerted and can be involved.
>>
>> Luis
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham at wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree.   Our policy for making such a decision may be found here
>>> (summarized below).
>>>
>>> I don't anticipate any issue for staff approval.
>>>
>>> Does anybody on this list object?
>>>
>>> If not, can someone start a quick RfC?
>>>
>>> Collaborative Advocacy
>>>
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>>>
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>>> Board: Possible consultation
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Mathias Schindler
>>> <mathias.schindler at wikimedia.de> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> FYI. (it is my opinion that WMF should support any effort promoting
>>>> such an amendment to the copyright act)
>>>>
>>>> https://law.resource.org/pub/edicts.html
>>>>
>>>> TEXT OF THE PETITION
>>>>
>>>> To promote access to justice, equal protection, innovation in the
>>>> legal marketplace, and to codify long-standing public policy, the
>>>> Copyright Act of the United States, 17 U.S.C., should be amended as
>>>> follows:
>>>>
>>>> “Edicts of government, such as judicial opinions, administrative
>>>> rulings, legislative enactments, public ordinances, and similar
>>>> official legal documents are not copyrightable for reasons of public
>>>> policy. This applies to such works whether they are Federal, State, or
>>>> local as well as to those of foreign governments.”
>>>>
>>>> This language comes directly from Section 206.01, Compendium of Office
>>>> Practices II, U.S. Copyright Office (1984). It reflects clear and
>>>> established Supreme Court precedent on the matter in cases such as
>>>> Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 (1834) and Banks v.
>>>> Manchester, 128 U.S. 244 (1888). The law belongs to the people, who
>>>> should be free to read, know, and speak the laws by which they choose
>>>> to govern themselves.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mathias Schindler
>>>> Projektmanager
>>>> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
>>>> web: http://www.wikimedia.de
>>>> mail: mathias.schindler at wikimedia.de
>>>>
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>>
>>
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>> Luis Villa
>> Deputy General Counsel
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> Luis Villa
> Deputy General Counsel
> Wikimedia Foundation
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Mathias Schindler
Projektmanager
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
web: http://www.wikimedia.de
mail: mathias.schindler at wikimedia.de

Ceterum censeo opera officiales esse liberandam -
http://urheberrecht.wikimedia.de/

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/681/51985.