Renee
@libraryvixen.bsky.social
Metadata #musetech and copyright nerd. Librarian by day.
Whelp, we're certainly getting more hints as to why the Prince with the Black wife had to flee racism from his own family.
You are the company you keep.
You are the company you keep.
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Whelp, we're certainly getting more hints as to why the Prince with the Black wife had to flee racism from his own family.
You are the company you keep.
You are the company you keep.
Copyright is stupid
Book title: Mine-finders, published 1925
Author dies: 1939
Illustrator dies: 1972
Book enters public domain in Canada: 2043
THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED.
Copyright is Stupid
And it was Trump who made it worse
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Book title: Mine-finders, published 1925
Author dies: 1939
Illustrator dies: 1972
Book enters public domain in Canada: 2043
THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED.
Copyright is Stupid
And it was Trump who made it worse
@mark-carney.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Copyright is stupid
Book title: Mine-finders, published 1925
Author dies: 1939
Illustrator dies: 1972
Book enters public domain in Canada: 2043
THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED.
Copyright is Stupid
And it was Trump who made it worse
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Book title: Mine-finders, published 1925
Author dies: 1939
Illustrator dies: 1972
Book enters public domain in Canada: 2043
THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED.
Copyright is Stupid
And it was Trump who made it worse
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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Full report: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...
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CommonsDB Feasibility Study: Laying the Groundwork for a Rights Registry
The first part of the CommonsDB Feasibility Study has been published
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June 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📑 Read the first part of our CommonsDB Feasibility Study. Features: greater confidence in content reuse, trust and interoperability through open standards, reliable attribution, low copyright infringement risk, scalability and openness by design.
Full report: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...
Full report: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...
Dear Canada,
This is a pretty good time to entirely halt using the imperial measurement system, since we were only using it to be friendly and polite.
METRIC RULES!
This is a pretty good time to entirely halt using the imperial measurement system, since we were only using it to be friendly and polite.
METRIC RULES!
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dear Canada,
This is a pretty good time to entirely halt using the imperial measurement system, since we were only using it to be friendly and polite.
METRIC RULES!
This is a pretty good time to entirely halt using the imperial measurement system, since we were only using it to be friendly and polite.
METRIC RULES!
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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
A little work (because Librarians prefer accurate information) and a little political:
February 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A little work (because Librarians prefer accurate information) and a little political:
This is a good day for Librarians to spotlight Canadian literature, Canadian films, Canadian music, Canadian tv. It's pretty damn good.
February 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is a good day for Librarians to spotlight Canadian literature, Canadian films, Canadian music, Canadian tv. It's pretty damn good.
Ok this is a little bit work, a little bit politics......
eh hem.....
"HEY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT--RESCIND THE COPYRIGHT CONCESSIONS MADE TO CHEETO JESUS AND BRING BACK THE STATUTE OF ANNE."
eh hem.....
"HEY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT--RESCIND THE COPYRIGHT CONCESSIONS MADE TO CHEETO JESUS AND BRING BACK THE STATUTE OF ANNE."
February 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Ok this is a little bit work, a little bit politics......
eh hem.....
"HEY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT--RESCIND THE COPYRIGHT CONCESSIONS MADE TO CHEETO JESUS AND BRING BACK THE STATUTE OF ANNE."
eh hem.....
"HEY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT--RESCIND THE COPYRIGHT CONCESSIONS MADE TO CHEETO JESUS AND BRING BACK THE STATUTE OF ANNE."
I'm trying to stick mainly to work related things here but can we all remind ourselves that none of this could have happened without hipster doufus Jack Dorsey.
February 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm trying to stick mainly to work related things here but can we all remind ourselves that none of this could have happened without hipster doufus Jack Dorsey.
Hey Librarians - this is a good time to dust off and promote your copies of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (there are endless copies on the @archive.org as well).
Sending a little love to the @fda.gov today.
Sending a little love to the @fda.gov today.
January 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey Librarians - this is a good time to dust off and promote your copies of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (there are endless copies on the @archive.org as well).
Sending a little love to the @fda.gov today.
Sending a little love to the @fda.gov today.
*snort* that would be the "collective" in collective bargaining, geniuses. I guess they'd prefer that each individual barista negotiate their own salaries, benefits and working conditions......oh wait.
January 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
*snort* that would be the "collective" in collective bargaining, geniuses. I guess they'd prefer that each individual barista negotiate their own salaries, benefits and working conditions......oh wait.
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
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Our letter with 350+ musicians demanding that music labels drop their lawsuit to destroy @internetarchive.bsky.social is STILL ACCEPTING SIGNATURES.
Musicians can still speak out. In fact, we're hoping for a groundswell: www.savethearchive.com
Fans and archive-lovers can sign in solidarity, too!
Musicians can still speak out. In fact, we're hoping for a groundswell: www.savethearchive.com
Fans and archive-lovers can sign in solidarity, too!
Save Music, Save the Archive!
Save Music, Save the Archive! Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive—and for their industry to take concrete actions to re...
www.savethearchive.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Hey, everything ok over there @archive.org? I've hit some timeouts over the last few days.
December 4, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Hey, everything ok over there @archive.org? I've hit some timeouts over the last few days.
Today on Stupid Copyright Math:
Age of book: 90 years
Number of years since author died: 64
Number of images in book not by author: 1
Number of years since artist died: 52
Number of years until book enters public domain: 18
Number of years between book published & book in public domain: 118
Age of book: 90 years
Number of years since author died: 64
Number of images in book not by author: 1
Number of years since artist died: 52
Number of years until book enters public domain: 18
Number of years between book published & book in public domain: 118
November 23, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Today on Stupid Copyright Math:
Age of book: 90 years
Number of years since author died: 64
Number of images in book not by author: 1
Number of years since artist died: 52
Number of years until book enters public domain: 18
Number of years between book published & book in public domain: 118
Age of book: 90 years
Number of years since author died: 64
Number of images in book not by author: 1
Number of years since artist died: 52
Number of years until book enters public domain: 18
Number of years between book published & book in public domain: 118
So, um, copyright and metadata nerds. As part of a digitization project with @archive.org I've verified the death dates of over 500 Canadian authors and illustrators. I can show my work.
Now what do I do? (note: I do not have access to LOC authority files or our own ILS)
Now what do I do? (note: I do not have access to LOC authority files or our own ILS)
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
So, um, copyright and metadata nerds. As part of a digitization project with @archive.org I've verified the death dates of over 500 Canadian authors and illustrators. I can show my work.
Now what do I do? (note: I do not have access to LOC authority files or our own ILS)
Now what do I do? (note: I do not have access to LOC authority files or our own ILS)
Hey, I just heard of a service called BlueArk that will move your Shitter account over here. I probably won't bother, but I bet some of you have more than political snark on your former accounts.
November 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Hey, I just heard of a service called BlueArk that will move your Shitter account over here. I probably won't bother, but I bet some of you have more than political snark on your former accounts.
Question: How many U/X experts does it take to migrate our work from Asana to Planner?
Answer: ** headdesk **
Answer: ** headdesk **
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Question: How many U/X experts does it take to migrate our work from Asana to Planner?
Answer: ** headdesk **
Answer: ** headdesk **