[pd-discuss] Public Domain Day 2011 / Which works enter the PD in 2011?

Fri Oct 29 08:44:02 UTC 2010

> We could then start to systematically contact people around the world
> to see they're doing anything (and of course to encourage them to do
> so!).

In this regard, I'm glad to report that activities are planned (or at least discussed...)
not only in Torino, but also in Rome, Grosseto and Florence.

> J.C.: how can folks get involved in contributing to PDD site?

Just let us know! Luca can give credentials to you or anybody
who wishes to contribute. Luca: could you please create an account 
for Jonathan? Thanks.

> Also
> what about e.g. a group blog at blog.publicdomainday.org?
> 

Excellent idea! This year we have, I believe, the critical mass
to sustain that. We will work on that, hopefully before we will be
totally absorbed by the moving of the Nexa Center HQ (around 8-9 nov).

Best
JC

> 
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:04 PM, J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin at polito.it> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Thanks a lot to Jonathan for resuming the conversation we had started in the
>> Summer
>> about the upcoming PD Day 2011. For the 2010 edition we had created the
>> following mini-site
>> 
>> www.publicdomainday.org
>> 
>> which documented the celebrations that we knew about (mostly COMMUNIA
>> members from Switzerland and Poland). We also collected the reports of such
>> celebrations, when available.
>> 
>> This year - through the concerted efforts of anyone who cares about the PD,
>> including our good friends at the COMMUNIA network, OKF, Creative Commons,
>> and many others -  we should strive - if you agree - to stimulate
>> (facilitate?)
>> more celebrations around the world.
>> 
>> The reference organizational model could the Open Access week, with a single
>> site
>> managed by the supporting entities that collectively promote the event and
>> populate the website with news, links,  relevant resources, etc.
>> 
>> If you like the model, we would be most glad to share the responsibility of
>> managing the site - which we have started and hosted, but with the desire,
>> from the beginning, of placing it at the service of the public domain.
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
>> I will send a description of what we are organizing in Torino (Italy)
>> for the PD Day celebration in a separate message.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> juan carlos
>> 
>> prof. juan carlos de martin
>> coordinator - COMMUNIA project
>> http://communia-project.eu
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jonathan Gray wrote (on 17/10/10 00:25):
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Just a quick note to get the ball rolling on preparations for Public
>>> Domain Day 2011!
>>> 
>>> To start off with, it would be good to have a clear picture of which
>>> works are going to be entering the public domain (in different
>>> jurisdictions) in the coming year.
>>> 
>>> A rough guide is here:
>>> 
>>> http://publicdomainworks.net/stats/year/2011
>>> 
>>> I also cross referenced this with:
>>> 
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:1940_deaths
>>> 
>>> http://dbpedia.neofonie.de/browse/rdf-type:Person/deathDate-year~:1940~1940/
>>> 
>>> As far as I can see, it looks like 'notable' creators whose work will
>>> be entering the public domain include:
>>> 
>>>   * F. Scott Fitzgerald
>>>   * Paul Klee
>>>   * Mikhail Bulgakov
>>>   * John Buchan
>>>   * Walter Benjamin
>>>   * Nathanael West
>>> 
>>> To all of you copyright experts: does this seem accurate?
>>> 
>>> Here are a few more which I know less about but whom might be worth
>>> investigating a bit more:
>>> 
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Vuillard
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Iorga
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Mac_Tu
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Mir%C3%B3
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Frederic_Benson
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Markham
>>> 
>>> Any others to add?
>>> 
>>> Also, FYI, I have started working on a new website which will be
>>> launched on Public Domain Day 2011. Some information is available at:
>>> 
>>> http://jonathangray.org/2010/10/17/introducing-the-public-domain-review/
>>> http://publicdomainreview.okfn.org
>>> 
>>> All the best,
>>> 
>>> Jonathan
>>> 
>> 
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> 
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