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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