[Wikimediaindia-l] wikipedia.org.in

[Srikanth Lakshmanan]

On a related note, wikimedia.in is parked by User:Omshivaprakash . We could
also use this. Though i agree that we must get wikipedia.in from the
cybersquatter.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Naveen Francis <naveenpf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> He is not interested in donating in the domain name.
> We need a fair deal, since he has spent money on that.
> He wants us to sent a proposal to him.
>
> Can we make a list of domain names ask 'in registry' to release to
> wikimedia ?
>
> Thanks,
> Naveen Francis
>
>
> 2010/1/18 TT Arvind <ttteuncmail at gmail.com>
>
> Casey Brown wrote:
>>
>> > From what Mike told me, it depends on how India works with foreign
>> > trademarks, domain names, etc.  It's hard for the Foundation to get
>> > involved until there's some kind of organization or chapter setup in
>> > India.  It gets a lot more complex if the Foundation has to come in,
>> > which is why it's best to work informally with the registrar/owners
>> > first.
>> >
>> > Maybe you guys could try asking InRegistrar about this and see how far
>> > that goes?  Maybe they already have a process setup for this.
>>
>> They have a published dispute resolution policy:
>>
>>
>> http://www.registry.in/.IN%20Domain%20Name%20Dispute%20Resolution%20Policy%20(INDRP)<http://www.registry.in/.IN%20Domain%20Name%20Dispute%20Resolution%20Policy%20%28INDRP%29>
>>
>> The relevant clauses are 4 & 6, possibly 7.  Is Wikipedia registered as
>> a trademark in India?  Reading clause 4, I'm not sure anyone except the
>> holder of a trademark will be able to challenge a registration.  Have a
>> look at the decisions they've put up on the website.  They complainant
>> seems to have an Indian trademark or to have applied for one in most
>> cases:
>>
>> http://www.registry.in/Dispute%20Case%20Decisions
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Arvind
>>
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