User talk:FloNight
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Thank you for noticing me (again), FloNight! I couldn't get the picture a Featured status, but at least it's now a "Quality image". :-) I intend to translate JFK's Inaugural Address into Bulgarian. Happy holidays! – Tseno Maximov (talk) 23:37, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Kennedy Speech
Hello again,
Can this speech by JFK be added to Wikisource? – Tseno Maximov (talk) 06:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- Maybe. I'll give you the information and you can decide for yourself. Address of Senator John F. Kennedy to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association at the Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas September 12, 1960. I looked but could not see anything on the web site that explicitly says that this speech is free to distribute under public domain so a strict interpretation of copyright law says we should not add it. But with a mind toward promoting material as free content when ever possible we can consider whether the speech is not under copyright due to an exception. Since the speech was an campaign speech made in a semi-public place so it falls in a gray area. Since Kennedy was already an U.S. Senator then his speeches might be free because he was speaking as a member of Congress and a U.S government official. These speeches are argued by some people to be in public domain under the Speech or Debate Clause. Additionally, some people argue that Kennedy's speech is free under the Public Domain-manifesto concept since Kennedy intended for the speech to be made widely available. You can read a discussion about the topic of including similar speeches here.
- Personally, I lean in favor of us adding the speech since we have a verifiable copy from a extremely reliable source. If the Kennedy Library or Kennedy's estate wants us to remove his speeches then they can send a take down notice to the Foundation. I think we should push the envelope in this area because custom of practice can help form law. We have other speeches from members of the U.S. Congress on site. Some of these have been through copyright deletion discussions here but many have not. But, if you decide to add the speech it is possible that someone will suggest it be deleted. If that happens don't worry about it. This is a gray area and people have different ideas about which is the correct way for us to interpret U.S. law and our inclusion policy. Feel free to ask other users to get other opinions. FloNight (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
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- Well, the speech had been already added. Why I didn't notice it is a mystery for me right now. Thank you for your exhaustive answer. – Tseno Maximov (talk) 08:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
[edit] A Letter From the King of Poland to His Queen
Hi,
What about this text?[1] Can it be added to Wikisource? – Tseno Maximov (talk) 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
