What are you currently involved in as far as legal pressure to modify the current system of copyright and/or patent law that restricts the public domain and the availability and distribution of information? Where have we gone from Eldred v. Ashcroft?
What can we do to help in the current efforts?
Do you have frequent legal issues brought against you by others with regards to your material, or has this been the exception rather than the rule?
How are these issues dealt with, are there any cases that are particulary indicative of the problems with today's copyright laws?
Besides the fact that Wikipedia likes the neutral point of view [wikipedia.org], Wikimedia (who runs the site) is trying to register as a tax-exempt organization, for fundraising! fundraising! fundraising! [wikimediafoundation.org] purposes. That may potentially restrict what the Foundation may do from that perspective.
For legal issues brought before us - I believe these are quite rare. Wikipedia does a pretty good job of policing for coypright violations [wikipedia.org].
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-- Quentin Crisp
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What can we do to help in the current efforts?
Do you have frequent legal issues brought against you by others with regards to your material, or has this been the exception rather than the rule?
How are these issues dealt with, are there any cases that are particulary indicative of the problems with today's copyright laws?
Thanks for your time, keep up the good work.
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