Yes, I think that's a very good point Andy. I agree that many people are probably unaware of their rights to our collective cultural heritage, and would instinctively feel that publicly funded institutions should, at the very least, uphold those rights. Thanks, Lucy
On Mon, 4 May 2020 at 10:55, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:19, Lucy Crompton-Reid > <lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > [...] > > > To come back more specifically to the BM issue, I will follow this up > next week. > > Thank you, Lucy. > > I have been reflecting on this over the weekend. As well as the two > prongs of our lobbying the BM (choosing a better licence for images > where they hold the copyright; and not claiming copyright in PD > material), I think there is a third approach we can take, not specific > to the BM. > > We as individuals and as a movement, and WMUK specifically could do > more to inform the public of their rights - that material whose > copyright has expired is theirs to freely reuse, and that bogus > copyright claims regarding such material impinge on such rights. > > -- > Andy Mabbett > @pigsonthewing > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827 Registered Charity No.1144513 Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
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