[pd-discuss] Activities for Public Domain Day 2013

Thu Dec 20 13:31:27 UTC 2012

We also have this excellent list compiled by Adrian Pohl using a Freebase
query -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoZvWOCjkB-odDcwSEJmSjM1TGtRd2Q5eTllLUxPU1E#gid=0

On 20 December 2012 12:26, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:

> Just to check: do you mean the midnight between Thursday 20th and Friday
> 21st?
>
> So far we have:
>
>   * This overview post (with nice graphic ;-)
> http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/12/11/class-of-2013/
>   * This spreadsheet (which probably needs expanding to include other
> works):
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al6mO9_3Hr2PdHJxTFNGSk0wWEdnY2FrMXNmSXlmU2c#gid=0
>
> I agree that in future we need a canonical URL (e.g.
> publicdomainreview.org/works/...). Regarding Bit Torrect, by total
> coincidence someone from Bit Torrent wrote to me last night - so will
> definitely follow that up.
>
> J.
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My point is, I think we should have some from each of those 4 areas -
>> whatever is known to us as of Dec 30  :)  I think producing an infographic,
>> a spreadsheet, and a torrent (and an email campaign about them) shouldn't
>> be  beyond reach.
>>
>> I would love to skype about this sometime after  0000 UTC Friday morning,
>> with you and anyone interested.
>>
>> S
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>wrote:
>>
>>> (changing subject line for clarity!)
>>>
>>> Hi SJ,
>>>
>>> All of what you suggest sounds great but I'm not sure how much of this
>>> we'll be able to put into place before 1st January.
>>>
>>> What is your availability like between now/next week? Perhaps we could
>>> catch up on Skype at some point over the next couple of days?
>>>
>>> The Public Domain Review has done this, which you may have seen:
>>>
>>> http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/12/11/class-of-2013/
>>>
>>> We'd also like to prepare a more comprehensive spreadsheet (which could
>>> then possibly be displayed/explored using the magic Listify [1]) of other
>>> stuff that is going into the public domain in 2013.
>>>
>>> Many of these works will not yet be scanned, so perhaps this list could
>>> be of value to inform ongoing digitisation/transcription initiatives.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> [1] http://okfnlabs.org/listify/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Reforwarding.
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>
>>>> Too many lists!  How I wish my Coralline message system was up and
>>>> running...
>>>>
>>>> Okay, here's what we need:
>>>>
>>>> STATS:
>>>> A set of bite-sized stats we can compile about the "PD Delta Function"
>>>> that goes into effect Jan 1.  Number of pages, number of derivatives or
>>>> related works made, number of historical readers.
>>>>
>>>> A similar set of stats about last year's crop.  Including the year's
>>>> data on how things have changed:  the (change in) the number of sales of
>>>> works; the number of Google hits for searches, the number of sites making
>>>> works available online, the number of refs to such works in research?
>>>>
>>>> VISUALS:
>>>> A good fast snarky designer.  I have the Cards Against Humanity guys in
>>>> mind because of their fun recent wikimedia stunt,[1] but anyone will do.
>>>>
>>>> An [annual] poster summarizing such data.  Prototype for a future year,
>>>> for instance.  This can be a canonical web-infographic b/c of limited time.
>>>>
>>>> ONE DOWNLOAD:
>>>> A torrent that we can encourage everyone to seed and download.  Someone
>>>> gets to be responsible for compiling the darn thing by Dec. 31 and posting
>>>> it at the new year.  This is "as complete as it can be made on the morning
>>>> of Dec. 31"
>>>>
>>>> METADATA LIST:
>>>> A spreadsheet with metadata of things entering PD, including a
>>>> canonical link for a page that will contain the (revised over time) links
>>>> to sources.  We get to choose where that link goes, but it should be an
>>>> archive that will host such a page permanently for each work.  Wikisource
>>>> is ok if there's no obvious alternative.  OL is only for books,
>>>> unfortunately.  An archive that generates and maintains UUIDs would be even
>>>> better.
>>>>
>>>> If we have those four things, this will be a smashing hit.  Other
>>>> thigns like trying to make the lst comprehensive will take time and can be
>>>> a goal for next PD Day.
>>>>
>>>> SJ
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://www.cardsagainsthumanity.com/holidaystats/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> (Copying Primavera)
>>>>>
>>>>> *Sigh*. Yes, we've been wanting to do this for years with our Public
>>>>> Domain Works project [1]. And I'm sure you've seen our work on the Public
>>>>> Domain Calculators [2]. I wanted to start doing more on this last year [3]
>>>>> - but alas other things got in the way.
>>>>>
>>>>> SJ: suggest that we could start a thread on this on the pd-discuss
>>>>> list [4], and I'll pitch in there so that others can join in our
>>>>> conversation. Perhaps we can organise a call and a virtual sprint on this
>>>>> in the new year?
>>>>>
>>>>> In any case, short answer: yes, we should definitely do something and
>>>>> we'd love to work with you to make this happen. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] http://publicdomainworks.net/
>>>>> [2] http://publicdomain.okfn.org/calculators/
>>>>> [3] http://blog.okfn.org/2011/07/06/lets-open-up-the-public-domain/
>>>>> [4] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/pd-discuss
>>>>>
>>>>
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