以色列维基媒体协会/递向信任委员会的关于URAA的信
由以色列维基媒体协会发送给信任委员会的基于URAA从共享资源删除图像的信
致董事会，
As you might know, there was a discussion on Wikimedia Commons regarding the Golan v. Holder copyright case, where the copyright status of a massive amount of non-US images was changed from public domain to copyrighted. The conclusion of the discussion was that there was indeed a problem with such images, but that they would be deleted on a case-by-case basis. The actual effect is not only that masses of public domain images be deleted from Commons (with the burden of proof lying on the uploader), but also millions of PD images waiting to be uploaded to Commons which are now in limbo. This will certainly hinder or eliminate many GLAM partnerships around the world and, again, deprive Commons of millions of images, many of them historically important or iconic.
The reason behind the community decision was that, since Commons’ servers are located in the United States, all public domain images must specifically be in the public domain in the United States, regardless of their status in any other country. The Foundation's legal team issued a legal position, which did not actually take any position but gave the pertinent legal arguments. It is clear however that the community was in fact trying to legally protect the Wikimedia Foundation from lawsuits, therefore it stands to reason that the Foundation should specifically address where it stands on this issue.
We believe that Wikimedia's position is not just to interpret the current legal status, but to act and change it.
In light of this, we implore you to speak out and act in favor of uploading public domain images to Commons that are not necessarily PD in the United States, whether by allowing it directly, or making other arrangements to allow such uploads without risking legal backlash. Millions of images are at stake. This is possibly more than the amount of content that would be at risk had PIPA/SOPA passed, and the Foundation made its position on PIPA/SOPA very clear. It goes without saying that blocking access to public domain images on Commons goes against the stated aims of our movement and deals a severe blow to its legitimacy.
This is a similar case to PIPA/SOPA, and the Foundation can and should do everything in its power to allow the use of these images in the Commons and making them available to the public. Clearly the community is starting to delete these images reluctantly, thinking it protects the legality of all Wikimedia projects, but this only has to be true if the Foundation stands on the sidelines. We believe that should the Foundation get involved, as with the PIPA/SOPA case, the matter will be resolved quickly.
閣下需要知道，我們來自以色列或其他國家的志願者都在盡最大的努力取得官方文件，使人們明確知道相關的圖像是位於公共領域的。但是，這只對政府擁有的圖片有效，對於個人擁有的圖像幾乎是不可能的，而且沒可能要求每個人將圖像的版權釋放。由於我們正瘋狂地尋找各種解決方法，我們希望貴基金會能代整個社會採取行動，並向公眾推而廣之。
此事件讓本協會及其他協會重新思考共享資源的運作，並思考替代方案。如果這個問題基金會未能妥適解決，我或被迫考慮將圖片搬遷至位於其他國家的替代服務器。
在此提前感謝您，
—以色列维基媒体协会