Hi All,
Just a quick thought: I'm disappointed by the way that both sides in this
dispute seem to have resorted to conducting a "debate via press release".
I think the community expectation would be that rather than this weird
passive-aggressive way of communicating, that all parties would arrange a
phone hookup, and sit down to work out any common ground, and go forward
from there.
I think the community's clear expectation is that this should be settled if
possible without the assistance of lawyers, and all that requires is for
everyone to step back, be reasonable, and consider that the other side
might just have a legitimate reason for what they're doing beyond causing
trouble for the other.
Cheers,
Craig
(personal opinion only)
On 9 October 2013 16:13, James Alexander <jalexander(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
The legal team have provided some background on the
hiring on Jones Day in
this action. Here is their comment:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Logo/Request_for_consultatio…
James Alexander
Legal and Community Advocacy
Wikimedia Foundation
(415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:56 PM, <tomasz(a)twkozlowski.net> wrote:
Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote on September 26, 2013,
15:22 UTC:
Trademark don't self-enforce, they are "enforceable" as long as someone
> believes to you when you use them as threat tools. So yes, I suppose
they
might.
... and given that the WMF just hired the infamous Jones Day bullies as
their representative before the OHIM to fight an opposition filled by
their
own volunteers (me and Federico), I don't
think it's an unfair view.
I suggest that everyone interested in the subject read <
http://www.dmlp.org/blog/**2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-**
jones-day-blockshopper-**settlement<
http://www.dmlp.org/blog/2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-jones-day-blockshopper-se…
and related links for an overview of a 2009 Jones Day lawsuit against a
start-up company
Blockshopper.com which Paul Levy called "a new a new
entry
in the contest for grossest abuse of trademark
law to suppress speech the
plaintiff doesn’t like".
I'm aware that, being a party of the opposition, I shouldn't really
comment on the WMF's litigation tactics, but it still leaves me wonder
about the point of hiring, as some say, "one of the worst trademark
abusers
in history", as their representative in this
case.
Tomasz
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