<div dir="ltr">Hi all, "Access to information and development" is a hot topic at the moment and a core subject for the new European Committee. I am in favour of the WMF becoming a signatory to the declation. It will strenghten our efforts in Brussels. Thanks, Frans<div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#990000"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#990000"><b>Frans Grijzenhout</b></font><font color="#222222">, voorzitter / chair</font><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"><font><br></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div>+31 6 5333 9499</div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://www.wikimedia.nl/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://www.wikimedia.nl/</a><br></div></span></span><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#660000"><br></font></b></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#660000">Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland</font></b></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><div><font color="#000000"><i>Postadres</i>: <i>Bezoekadres:</i></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3</font></div><font color="#000000">3500 AD Utrecht 3511 LH Utrecht</font></span><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Kamer van Koophandel </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:rgb(37,37,37);line-height:22.399999618530273px">17189036</span><br></div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px"><br></span></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-10-28 13:44 GMT+01:00 Michael Maggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@maggs.name" target="_blank">michael@maggs.name</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I entirely agree. <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>Michael </font></span></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On 28 Oct 2014, at 12:26, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <<a href="mailto:dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov@gmail.com" target="_blank">dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Stephen, <br></div><div><br>I am also in favour of the WMF signing this. <br><br>The fundamental copyright narratives now seem to be right to access vs. authors' rights. We must of course work to move away from this (in my opinion false) antagonism. Funnelling some attention towards the relationship between access to information and development would definitely be a helpful step. <br><br></div>Cheers,<br>Dimi<br><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-10-28 10:40 GMT+01:00 Stevie Benton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk" target="_blank">stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Stephen,<div><br></div><div>This is good news, I'm definitely in favour of the Wikimedia Foundation becoming a signatory to the declaration.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks and regards,</div><div><br>Stevie</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On 27 October 2014 20:08, Stephen LaPorte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org" target="_blank">slaporte@wikimedia.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px">Hello advocacy advisers,</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px">In August, the International Federation of Library Associations published the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development (<a href="http://www.lyondeclaration.org/" target="_blank">http://www.<span>lyondeclaration</span>.org/</a>). The Lyon Declaration is a statement to the member states of the UN about empowering development through access to knowledge. The declaration is particularly relevant for our work as <span>Wikimedians</span> because it recognizes the importance of technology in sharing knowledge.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px"><span>Wikimedia</span> Italy and <span>Wikimedia</span> UK have already signed declaration. We would like the <span>Wikimedia</span> Foundation to join these and others in support of our goal to share knowledge. Please let me know if you have any thoughts about this by November 3, 2014.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div><div>Stephen</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial">Stephen <span>LaPorte</span></span></span></div>Legal Counsel</span></span><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span>Wikimedia</span> Foundation</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><i>NOTICE: As an attorney for the <span>Wikimedia</span> Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer" target="_blank">legal disclaimer</a>.</i><br></div></span></div></div>
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