Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Dan Garry]

Happy to help. :-)

Dan

On 18 April 2015 at 13:56, Aleksey Bilogur 
wrote:

> Thanks for the help, all.
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
>
> > On 18 April 2015 at 13:27, Ricordisamoa 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > IANAL, but I know for sure that trademark status and copyright status
> are
> > > different things. And this thread is definitely asking for the
> latter...
> >
> >
> > Well, I've given the answer to both questions now. Is there some other
> > question you need help with?
> >
> > Dan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Aleksey Bilogur]

Thanks for the help, all.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:

> On 18 April 2015 at 13:27, Ricordisamoa 
> wrote:
> >
> > IANAL, but I know for sure that trademark status and copyright status are
> > different things. And this thread is definitely asking for the latter...
>
>
> Well, I've given the answer to both questions now. Is there some other
> question you need help with?
>
> Dan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Dan Garry]

On 18 April 2015 at 13:27, Ricordisamoa 
wrote:
>
> IANAL, but I know for sure that trademark status and copyright status are
> different things. And this thread is definitely asking for the latter...


Well, I've given the answer to both questions now. Is there some other
question you need help with?

Dan

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Ricordisamoa]

Il 18/04/2015 21:01, Dan Garry ha scritto:

On 18 April 2015 at 11:32, Aleksey Bilogur
wrote:


I want to use it to illustrate something I'm building in the Wikipedia
domain on the en-wiki, so I'd like to know this for sure. Who's a good
person to ask; or, will they come here instead? :)

I thought that WMF logos can be used freely within the projects, however
that's arranged legally, and thought it was strange that this would be an
exception.

You can use Wikimedia trademarks on a Wikimedia site without asking anyone.
See here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy#trademark-allowed

Dan



IANAL, but I know for sure that trademark status and copyright status 
are different things. And this thread is definitely asking for the latter...


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Heather Walls]

Hi everyone,

I've made an attempt to correct the licensing, as the W is a Wikimedia
trademark. Feel free to assist if I've made any mistakes.

Heather


On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:10 PM, James Alexander 
wrote:

> The WMF Logos are now all or almost all released under cc-by-sa 3.0 now as
> well rather then All Rights Reserved. I think you should be fine but if you
> want to be double sure you can email tradema...@wikimedia.org with what
> you're thinking and they are very good at getting back to you.
>
> James Alexander
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>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
>
> > On 18 April 2015 at 11:32, Aleksey Bilogur 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I want to use it to illustrate something I'm building in the Wikipedia
> > > domain on the en-wiki, so I'd like to know this for sure. Who's a good
> > > person to ask; or, will they come here instead? :)
> > >
> > > I thought that WMF logos can be used freely within the projects,
> however
> > > that's arranged legally, and thought it was strange that this would be
> an
> > > exception.
> >
> >
> > You can use Wikimedia trademarks on a Wikimedia site without asking
> anyone.
> > See here:
> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy#trademark-allowed
> >
> > Dan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[James Alexander]

The WMF Logos are now all or almost all released under cc-by-sa 3.0 now as
well rather then All Rights Reserved. I think you should be fine but if you
want to be double sure you can email tradema...@wikimedia.org with what
you're thinking and they are very good at getting back to you.

James Alexander
Community Advocacy
Wikimedia Foundation
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On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:

> On 18 April 2015 at 11:32, Aleksey Bilogur 
> wrote:
>
> > I want to use it to illustrate something I'm building in the Wikipedia
> > domain on the en-wiki, so I'd like to know this for sure. Who's a good
> > person to ask; or, will they come here instead? :)
> >
> > I thought that WMF logos can be used freely within the projects, however
> > that's arranged legally, and thought it was strange that this would be an
> > exception.
>
>
> You can use Wikimedia trademarks on a Wikimedia site without asking anyone.
> See here:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy#trademark-allowed
>
> Dan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Dan Garry]

On 18 April 2015 at 11:32, Aleksey Bilogur 
wrote:

> I want to use it to illustrate something I'm building in the Wikipedia
> domain on the en-wiki, so I'd like to know this for sure. Who's a good
> person to ask; or, will they come here instead? :)
>
> I thought that WMF logos can be used freely within the projects, however
> that's arranged legally, and thought it was strange that this would be an
> exception.


You can use Wikimedia trademarks on a Wikimedia site without asking anyone.
See here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy#trademark-allowed

Dan

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Aleksey Bilogur]

I want to use it to illustrate something I'm building in the Wikipedia
domain on the en-wiki, so I'd like to know this for sure. Who's a good
person to ask; or, will they come here instead? :)

I thought that WMF logos can be used freely within the projects, however
that's arranged legally, and thought it was strange that this would be an
exception.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:

> I doubt this logo crosses the originality threshold. The logo is probably
> public domain. That said, it's definitely a trademark of the Wikimedia
> Foundation, and should be marked as such.
>
> Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. :-)
>
> Dan
>
> On 18 April 2015 at 08:42, Aleksey Bilogur 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello, what is the copyright status of the application icon for Wikipedia
> > mobile applications? This one, specifically, as far as I can tell:
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WikipediaMobileAppLogo.png
> >
> > The copyright information lists it as being fair use, but that seems
> > strange to me; is this actually correct?
> >
> > Apologies for not sending this to mobile-l, my message there was
> > auto-bounced and I don't want to go through the subscription process just
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Dan Garry]

I doubt this logo crosses the originality threshold. The logo is probably
public domain. That said, it's definitely a trademark of the Wikimedia
Foundation, and should be marked as such.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. :-)

Dan

On 18 April 2015 at 08:42, Aleksey Bilogur 
wrote:

> Hello, what is the copyright status of the application icon for Wikipedia
> mobile applications? This one, specifically, as far as I can tell:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WikipediaMobileAppLogo.png
>
> The copyright information lists it as being fair use, but that seems
> strange to me; is this actually correct?
>
> Apologies for not sending this to mobile-l, my message there was
> auto-bounced and I don't want to go through the subscription process just
> to send one email.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[John]

Most logos are copyrighted even from the WMF, for legal reasons. However
this particular icon is well below the copyright threshold, and thus is not
copyrightable.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Aleksey Bilogur  wrote:

> Hello, what is the copyright status of the application icon for Wikipedia
> mobile applications? This one, specifically, as far as I can tell:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WikipediaMobileAppLogo.png
>
> The copyright information lists it as being fair use, but that seems
> strange to me; is this actually correct?
>
> Apologies for not sending this to mobile-l, my message there was
> auto-bounced and I don't want to go through the subscription process just
> to send one email.
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[Wikimedia-l] Copyright status of the mobile application button icons?

[Aleksey Bilogur]

Hello, what is the copyright status of the application icon for Wikipedia
mobile applications? This one, specifically, as far as I can tell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WikipediaMobileAppLogo.png

The copyright information lists it as being fair use, but that seems
strange to me; is this actually correct?

Apologies for not sending this to mobile-l, my message there was
auto-bounced and I don't want to go through the subscription process just
to send one email.
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