[Foundation-l] PD-art and official "position of the WMF"

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[[Principality of Sealand]], anyone?

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:37 PM, David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com> wrote:
> Among the benefits of  have organized Commons in the US, is that we
> can go by US copyright law. The
> alternative would be for Commons to adopt the most restrictive
> position of any country whatsoever. Given the expansive
> meanings of "moral rights", and the impossibility in some countries of
> surrendering them, this might make such a project impossible. As
> obvious, I am not a lawyer , and I tend to write the way I hope things
> will be.
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Robert Rohde <rarohde at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> > In my opinion, this is mistaken on many levels.  Regardless of his
>>> > intentions, Erik Möller does not have the authority to speak for the
>>> > WMF.  If the board does /intend/ to make this statement, a binding
>>> > resolution would be a much better means.
>>>
>>> I disagree, as a senior member of the foundation (either as a board
>>> member or as Vice-ED or whatever his current title is now - I'm not
>>> sure when the statement was made), he can certainly act as
>>> spokesperson for the foundation. If what he said doesn't fit the
>>> foundation's official position then it's an matter for internal
>>> disciplinary procedures, but I've seen nothing to suggest he was
>>> incorrect.
>>
>>
>>
>> For the sake of clarity, the statement being discussed is from July 2008,
>> when Erik would already be Deputy Director.
>>
>> -Robert Rohde
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