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;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.
 
;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 (such as the Alice case) and their effects so far.
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: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.
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: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.
 
;Length of presentation: 30-45 min.

Revision as of 10:49, 31 August 2016

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
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Yes

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