[Advocacy Advisors] Blog post about Wikipedia and the public domain

[Daniel Mietchen]

Dear Yana,
thanks for the nice draft. I left some comments on the talk page.
Cheers,
Daniel
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On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Yana Welinder <ywelinder at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We have prepared a guest blog post for EFF about how Wikipedia relies on the
> public domain:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Wikipedia_Shows_the_Value_of_a_Vibrant_Public_Domain
>
> The final post will be published on January 14 as part of a copyright
> activism week that EFF and other organizations are doing next week.  You can
> find more information below about the different themes for the week. It’s a
> great opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of the public domain,
> so I'd love to get your input on the draft.
>
> Thanks,
> Yana
>
> --
> Monday Jan 13 - Transparency:
> Copyright policy must be set through a participatory, democratic and
> transparent process. It should never be decided through back room deals
> or secret international agreements.
>
> Tuesday Jan 14 - Building and Defending a Robust Public Domain:
> The public domain is our cultural commons and a public trust. Copyright
> policy should seek to promote, and never diminish, this crucial resource.
>
> Wednesday Jan 15 - Open Access: The results of publicly funded research
> should be made freely available to the public online, to be fully used
> by anyone, anywhere, anytime.
>
> Thursday Jan 16 - You Bought it, You Own It: Copyright policy should
> foster the freedom to truly own your stuff: to tinker with it, repair
> it, reuse it, recycle it, read or watch or launch it on any device, lend
> it, and then give it away (or re-sell it) when you're done.
>
> Friday Jan 17 - Fair Use Rights:
> For copyright to achieve its purpose of encouraging creativity and
> innovation, it must preserve and promote ample breathing space for
> unexpected and innovative uses.
>
> Saturday Jan 18 - Getting Copyright Right:
> A free and open Internet is essential infrastructure, fostering speech,
> activism, new creativity and new business models for artists, authors,
> musicians and other creators. It must never be sacrificed in the name of
> copyright enforcement.
>
> --
> Yana Welinder
> Legal Counsel
> Wikimedia Foundation
> 415.839.6885 ext. 6867
>
>