On 8/3/05, Sam Korn sam.korn@gmail.com wrote:
I (smoddy -- this is my second email address) sent an email to User:Crosstar about fair use on a logo at [[Nationalist Movement]] and [[Crosstar]]. I received this email back in response (my original email is at the bottom). I am forwarding the email here as I am not subscribed to the legal mailing list.
I forwarded it to the legal mailing list. Alex has responded on that list, and also publicly at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems where he writes:
"I doubt that this symbol, also called an arrow cross, can be copyrighted or trademarked and is therefore in the public domain. It is basically a copy of a popular fascist symbol used in Hungary before World War II and if anyone "owns" it this entity is defunct and could not now assert any rights against such claims [456] [457] [458]. It is a variation of a common symbol that is used for many purposes[459]. It is stated that this symbol has its origins with the Magyar tribes of circa 1000 A.D. [460] Just because someone is using a common symbol does not mean that they can then claim copyright ownership or trademark status of that symbol that has a well-documented prior history. — (c) Alex756 17:09, 3 August 2005 (UTC)"
By the way, anyone can post to that list even if not subscribed. See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Juriwiki for details.
Angela.