Re: [Foundation-l] Board statement on Wikimedia trademarks

2009-05-04 Thread Florence Devouard
Robert Rohde wrote: 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

Re: [Foundation-l] Board statement on Wikimedia trademarks

2009-05-04 Thread Andre Engels
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Michael Snow wikipe...@verizon.net wrote: 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

Re: [Foundation-l] Board statement on Wikimedia trademarks

2009-05-04 Thread Robert Rohde
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:04 AM, Florence Devouard anthe...@yahoo.com wrote: Hold on Robert. Michael provided us with the wish of the board. snip After so many years they get my thanks simply by calling attention to this as an issue of concern. I realize there is still more to do, but this

Re: [Foundation-l] Board statement on Wikimedia trademarks

2009-05-01 Thread Robert Rohde
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

[Foundation-l] Board statement on Wikimedia trademarks

2009-04-22 Thread Michael Snow
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