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Thanks Josh and Council for bringing this to the community. <br>
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I support Council in this decision due to a number of reasons; <br>
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<li>The grant does not state whether the content would be released
on a Creative Commons or other open license. If LA is funding
the creation of content, I would like to see it opened, like we
do with our own site. </li>
<li>The assumption that $USD25 is sufficient for a 700 to 1000
word article violates Australian labour laws and places LA in a
precarious legal position. If someone can write such an article
in under two hours, great, but if it takes longer than this then
we are paying less than minimum wage. The line between paid work
and volunteer work in an open source community is always
blurred, but in this case it is clear - the intent is to engage
someone in paid work. The legal side here is murky, given that
the site is registered in the US. <br>
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<li>My take on this is that we are paying a site to create
content, which that site is benefitting from. Why not spend this
money paying LA members to create content for the LA site? </li>
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<p>Strongly recommend this grant be respectfully declined. <br>
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With kind regards, <br>
Kathy Reid<br>
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