On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Florence Devouard <anthe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Michael Snow wrote: >> This is the statement on trademarks mentioned earlier. It both states >> the approach we want the Wikimedia Foundation to take and directs the >> staff to carry it out. It basically sums up what our understanding has >> been for a long time, but hadn't really been formally stated anywhere. >> The board also voted unanimously to approve this. The statement follows: >> >> The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to enabling our mission through a >> wide network of chapters, community members, and organizational partners >> who are all able to better achieve their goals by identifying themselves >> with the Wikimedia community. Because of these efforts, there is a large >> amount of value and goodwill associated with the name and marks. >> Trademark law in the United States and internationally requires that the >> holder of a mark take affirmative steps to protect the integrity of the >> mark. However, because of our commitment to openness and community >> empowerment, we wish to do this in a way that allows chapters and >> community members to be able to continue to identify themselves with >> Wikimedia marks without being unnecessarily restrictive. >> >> Because of this, we ask the Wikimedia staff to take appropriate steps to >> register and protect the Wikimedia marks, develop a set of policies and >> practices, and develop a strategy to allow uses by the chapters and >> community for activities in line with the Wikimedia mission. >> >> --Michael Snow > > Thank you Board. > > Ant >
I'd also like to express my thanks. Not having any usage guidelines for most Wikimedia marks has been a pet peeve of mine for, oh, 3-4 years now. -Robert Rohde _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
