On 28 March 2010 23:41, Andrew Turvey <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy > website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary"" > > http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page > > If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will > end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone.
Individual words can't be copyrighted, as far as I know (and copyright exists automatically for those things that can be). I think you mean registered as a trademark. Mike Godwin has been working his way through registering various trademarks in various countries. I don't know how widely Wiktionary has been trademarked, but it is trademarked in the US: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4010:9phjbp.2.2 _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
