Thanks Sam,
Good advice.
I am talking to solicitors in London - I just wanted to let you know that we are under threat.
Gary, Rosa and I met a few people on this list at Wikimania last year. It's not the right place to post this news - but we do need help. You can help build our defense against Yell and/or contribute some money to the legal fees.
Paul
On 7/9/06, Sam Stern samstern@samstern.net wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of admin Yellowikis Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 10:08 AM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Yellowikis to be closed down by Yell
Help!
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Yell_threatens_to_shut_down_Yellowikis
Paul + Rosa
Hi,
I do not know if this will help, but perhaps you should ready a plan in the event that you loose this fight:
- a full off site backup of the database and wiki config(s). This will
cover the eventuality that, in blocking your use of the YellowWiki name, or if a DMCA takedown (or it's equivalent in your Nation) is issued that prevent your access to site data. Be warned that if the judgment REALLY goes against you and you email this backup out of your nation, you might make your legal situation worse so consult an attorney before proving this backup to another person not affiliated with YellowWiki. Do this NOW; before the courts open on Monday as they might contact your ISP and get your data "frozen". 2) Get Legal Help ASAP. Perhaps you can convince an attorney to take your case Pro Bono. 3) an alternate domain, like phonewiki or find-a-number-wiki in the event that your content itself is not interdicted by the court but your use of the name "YellowWiki" is. HTH
Sam Stern Grand Island, New York, USA
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