Submissions:2016/Public Policy Advocacy Across Both Coasts


 * Title: Public Policy Advocacy Across Both Coasts


 * Theme: Policy and outreach


 * Academic Peer Review option: no


 * Type of submission: Panel


 * Author: John Sadowski, Peter Meyer, Charles Roslof


 * E-mail address: jpsadowski@post.harvard.edu


 * Username: Antony-22


 * Affiliation: Wikimedia District of Columbia / Wikimedia Foundation


 * Abstract: Under construction. This will be a joint panel discussion containing members of both the Wikimedia Foundation's legal team and Wikimedia District of Columbia's Public Policy Committee. We will discuss topics on which either organization has been active advocating for, including orphan works reform in Congress, and the public domain status to California state government works.


 * We describe the limits of what our nonprofits can properly do by way of advocacy and lobbying, and the kinds of meetings we have held with officials -- congressional staff and a member of the European parliament. We characterize some recent court decisions (the Alice case at least) and their effects so far.


 * We describe recent Federal government efforts toward open data and open source policy which are likely to make it easier for government staff to work cooperatively on Wikimedia software and data and for Wikimedians to make use of what the government can offer.


 * Length of presentation: 30-45 min.


 * Special schedule requests: Afternoon preferred


 * Preferred room size: 25-50


 * Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?: Yes

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