So, this time next year, we'll have to deal with hordes of people who
joined the project because of the book quoting it as policy in
discussions when the relevant policy has been updated. Boy, I'm
cynical.
I'd tend to agree. We might even have to create a whole new
disclaimers/guideline explicitly saying that Wikimedia didn't endorse this
book and that quoting it as "the truth" doesn't mean squat.
On 10/21/07, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen(a)shaw.ca> wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Now, you're saying you don't think
that's possible, that trademark law
doesn't apply here. And the fact that there's a "Microsoft Project
2007: The Missing Manual" without any TM or (R)'s on it suggests that
maybe you're right. Although, with Wikipedia it's still kind of
different (more confusing), because Wikipedia is the title of a series
of written works.
AFAIK, the "™" and "(R)" symbols have no particular legal standing
even
when used by the trademark holders themselves; they're just a commonly
understood flag one can wave if one chooses to let people know what
you've trademarked. Third parties are under no obligation to use them
and I remove them from articles whenever I see them (unless of course
the article is talking specifically about those symbols).
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