So we stand up to small bullies, by not to big ones.
Nice to know where the line is drawn when it comes to principles.
Cheers,
Peter
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From: "Craig Franklin"
To: "Wikimedia Mailing List"
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage logo
Hi, Lodewijk!
2013/6/1 Lodewijk :
> Hi Patricio,
>
> thank you for your quick reply.
>
> I checked the link you provided, and I understood that to be a message on
> behalf of the two board observers, not so much the outcome of a discussion
> of the full board. But maybe that is my mistake, and thi
Hi Patricio,
thank you for your quick reply.
I checked the link you provided, and I understood that to be a message on
behalf of the two board observers, not so much the outcome of a discussion
of the full board. But maybe that is my mistake, and this message was
indeed after discussion of the fu
On 31/05/13 21:58, Stephen LaPorte wrote:
The minutes of the WMF Board Meeting on April 18-19, 2013 have been
approved and published:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-04-18
The meeting's agenda included:
> [...]
I also see under "Fundraising Agreements" that "Sue updated the B
Hi Maggie and Michelle, thank you for this update.
I see that 4 people noted similarity to the WTO logo in the first
round of voting. Another noted that while he liked the logo, it should
be modified to be significantly different in the second round... but
that did not happen. (none of the variant
On 2 June 2013 00:22, MZMcBride wrote:
> Craig Franklin wrote:
> >I'm sure that the legal team has done their homework on this and would not
> >have made this recommendation unless they felt that the WTO had a credible
> >argument. Asking the Foundation to play chicken with the lawyers of a
> >m
K. Peachey wrote:
Change it to a blank/transparent square for the logo at the current
time, Then let WV take as long as they want to choose a new logo?
In other words, let's remove their logo, even against their wish, and
then let /them/ come up with a solution?
-- Tomasz
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On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 12:22 AM, MZMcBride wrote:
> I would think some of these issues would be of concern to you. This isn't
> about asking anyone to play chicken. It's about ensuring that communities
> are free to choose their own identity.
Change it to a blank/transparent square for the logo
Craig Franklin wrote:
>I'm sure that the legal team has done their homework on this and would not
>have made this recommendation unless they felt that the WTO had a credible
>argument. Asking the Foundation to play chicken with the lawyers of a
>major international organisation over a trademark cl
I would still like an answer to my questions
Cheers,
Peter Southwood
- Original Message -
From: "Craig Franklin"
To: "Wikimedia Mailing List"
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage logo
I'm sure that the legal team has done their homework on thi
Hi, Lodewijc!
2013/6/1 Lodewijk :
[...]
>
> Basically my questions are:
> * Did the board formally consider the complaints filed through this process
> or does that process stop at the ombudsperson?
Yes, in fact the Board representatives at the FDC posted a formal
answer after receiving the ombuds
I'm sure that the legal team has done their homework on this and would not
have made this recommendation unless they felt that the WTO had a credible
argument. Asking the Foundation to play chicken with the lawyers of a
major international organisation over a trademark claim on a relatively new
an
Has anyone done a search on other logos with similar characteristics, to see
how much they differ? I think the WTO is taking a chance with this. Which
specific aspects do they object to?
Peter Southwood.
- Original Message -
From: "Maggie Dennis"
To: "Wikimedia Mailing List"
Sent: Sa
Dear Patricio,
In the past weeks, I understood there to be a formal complaint against
followed process. For these complaints, a process has been established
through the ombudsperson giving an analysis and advise to the board (as I
understand it).
I am a bit surprised how well this complaint has b
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