On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:21 PM, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote:
> Michelle Paulson wrote: > >Since then, the Foundation has received a cease-and-desist letter from the > >WTO, requesting that we change the logo. While we wish that the WTO agreed > >with our assessment that the two logos contain substantial differences and > >could co-exist, we understand their concern. We still believe that there > >are some significant differences between the Wikivoyage logo and the WTO, > >however, such arguments are not guaranteed to win if we were to legally > >oppose this request because there are also some substantial similarities. > >With this in mind, as well as the fact that the Wikivoyage logo is still > >relatively new and has not had a chance to build significant brand > >recognition yet, we believe the better solution is to hold a new community > >contest for a new logo. > > Will the current Wikivoyage logo be an option in this upcoming logo > selection contest? If the Wikivoyage community is strongly in favor of > retaining the logo it already approved, what are options? > On behalf of a Wikivoyager, I've already asked the legal team if derivatives of the current logo would be usable, and I'm afraid the answer is no. It must be a new logo. > I don't believe there's any precedent for the Wikimedia Foundation vetoing > a community-approved logo in this manner. (Is there?) This seems like > unchartered territory for Wikimedia, so it's important to be cautious and > careful, I think. > > I think that the reason why there's no precedent is because this is the first time that we have run into a trademark infringement claim against a logo. > >We believe that the community is the best body to decide what logo should > >represent their hard work and hope that interested community members will > >take this opportunity to once again showcase their creativity and talent > >by submitting designs. > > As I posted on the relevant Meta-Wiki talk page just now, the Wikimedia > community cannot feel rushed or pressured to accept this new logo > selection procedure. Typically a discussion of this nature would last at > least thirty days, from my experience. > > This leaves two options, as I see it: pushing back the timeline for the > selection of a Wikivoyage logo by a few weeks or not using this procedure > for the selection of the next Wikivoyage logo. > > The question of process is one for Meta, where discussion is already underway. No reason to fracture it. :) I appreciate your input there. Maggie -- Maggie Dennis Senior Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
