Hæ öll.
Ég hef verið í samskiptum við Asaf Bartov hjá Wikimedia um mögulegt
Wikimediafélag á Íslandi. Ég áframsendi nú þau samskipti á póstlistann.
Hann bendir á möguleikann á að við getum til að byrja með skipulagt
okkur sem "user group"
(
). Það er nýlega
tilkomin skilgreining hjá WMF og hefur þá kosti að slíkur félagsskapur
nýtur viðurkenningar sem samstarfsaðili Wikimedia en þarf ekki að vera
jafn formbundinn og chapter félag. Slíkur hópur gæti einnig starfað
undir regnhlíf FSFÍ. Honum líst vel á áform um að gera dálítið mikið úr
afmælisárinu og bendir á að okkur standa til boða styrkir frá Wikimedia
til þess að koma hlutum í framkvæmd.
Ég vakti athygli á stöðunni á léninu Wikipedia.is og því verður vísað
til lögfræðihóps WMF. Stofnunin vill eiga þetta lén sjálf án milliliða
en íslenska Wikimedia-samfélagið getur haft áhrif á hvernig það verður
notað.
kv.
Bjarki
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Ticket#2013022010001174] Requesting a permission to use
WMF logo and name for a project in Iceland
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:57:31 -0800
From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
To: Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com>
Hello, Bjarki.
Thanks for this useful information! I agree the 10th anniversary would
be a great opportunity for increasing public awareness etc., and we'd be
happy to support the costs of an event, outreach materials, etc.,
through a grant.
Could you tell me a little more about the Icelandic community? Our
stats pages[1] suggest there are about 30 active editors and about 4
very active editors. About how many of those do you know personally?
How geographically diverse is the community? What has the response to
your efforts been like, so far?
Forming a sub-group within FSFí would be fine, and possibly a good first
step, but you are correct that a _chapter_ is expected to be an
independent, incorporated entity dedicated to Wikimedia work, although
in fact several Wikimedia Chapters are also functioning as their
countries' Creative Commons affiliates. However, last year we have
introduced new models of affiliation -- thematic organizations[2] and
user groups[3]. We find that a Wikimedia User group, which doesn't need
to be incorporated, is often the best fit for a group in the beginning.
If and when the group wants/need to incorporate and wants chapter
status, it can apply for recognition as a chapter, with its track record
of activity as a user group. Another benefit of the user group model
would be that it is perfectly compatible with the group also being a
sub-group within FSFí. What do you think?
If and when you are ready to proceed with affiliation (in any model),
the way forward is by applying to the (all-volunteer) Affiliations
Committee (AffCom). Details here[4].
Regarding the domain squatter -- I have forwarded this to our legal
department, as they handle trademark issues. They will try to approach
the current owner politely and see where that goes. If needed, we can
file an appeal on the basis of the trademark and gain control of the
domain, but that's a more expensive process. The WMF should own
wikipedia.* domains, as for other to own it would be a trademark
violation. If/when we gain control of that domain, we would welcome the
Icelandic community's thoughts on what would be the best content for it
-- probably something similar to the current one, minus the ads. :)
Cheers,
Asaf
[1]
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com
<mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello Asaf.
Thank you for the response. Stephen was quite clear about my
inquiry, I will contact the political parties but in my own personal
capacity.
Starting a Wikimedia chapter in Iceland was discussed in the
Icelandic Wikipedia community several years ago but the that effort
went into coma. I have been trying to revive these efforts partly
because there is a 10 year anniversary of the Icelandic Wikipedia
coming up in December 2013 and that occasion should be celebrated
and used to increase public awareness of and participation in
Wikimedia projects. The ideas that have been floated involve regular
off-wiki meet-ups, outreach to students and an anniversary
conference in December where we could perhaps invite a speaker from
the foundation.
I have been in contact with the chairman of the Icelandic Instute
for Digital Freedom (FSFÍ) who is eager to assist and help promote
Wikimedia in Iceland. It has been suggested that Wikimedians in
Iceland could form a sub-group within FSFÍ although I think that in
order to be a WM-recognized chapter, our group would need to be
independent and focused solely on Wikimedia projects.
There has been some concern about the registration of the domain
wikipedia.is <http://wikipedia.is> which is currently held by an
individual who is not using it just to benefit the goals of
Wikimedia but as a personal ad space for his business. Although to
be fair, he also displays links to Wikipedia. Perhaps you could tell
me if the foundation has a policy on these matters? Since there is
no local chapter operating in Iceland (yet), it has been suggested
that the Icelandic Institute for Digital Freedom could register the
domain or an individual who is more aligned to the goals of the
foundation, but this would need the backing of the foundation as the
trademark holder if the current holder of the domain does not
respond to being asked politely.
Regards,
Bjarki
On 26.2.2013 21:15, Asaf Bartov wrote:
Hi, Bjarki.
Thanks for reaching out! I hope Stephen's response was clear. I
wanted to express my delight at hearing from you and learning
about the renewed interest in off-wiki activities in Iceland.
Please consider me your primary contact at WMF.
I would love to hear more about this new group and your plans, and
to offer any help I can. I hope you are aware of the various WMF
grantmaking programs -- see
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start if you're not. Beyond
funding and trademark permission, I might be in a position to help
connect you with other Wikimedians who have relevant experience or
who are currently working on similar projects.
I look forward to staying in touch.
Cheers,
Asaf
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Stephen LaPorte
<slaporte(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
Hello Bjarki,
Your email was forwarded by a member of our volunteer response
team. Thank you for contacting us, and I am happy to hear
about the group of Wikimedians in Iceland!
In general, a group may receive permission to use official
logos after they are recognized by the Affiliations Committee
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee>. The
Affiliations Committee recognizes three types of groups: user
groups, chapters, and thematic organizations. I would like to
introduce my colleague, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org
<mailto:abartov@wikimedia.org>>, who may be able to provide
some guidance about the Affiliations Committee's process.
Before your group has received recognition, you may request
limited trademark permissions for specific activity or event.
These requests are handled on a case-by-case basis. If your
group would like to request to use a logo, first I suggest
reviewing the trademark policy at
<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. If
your proposed use will require permission, please send a
detailed description of the request and proposal (including a
mockup or demo, if possible) to <trademarks(a)wikimedia.org
<mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org>>. Of course, please feel
free to contact me at <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org
<mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> if you have any questions.
Finally, please note that contacting politicians or political
candidates is a complicated place to start. For tax reasons,
our grants or trademarks may not be used to influence a
political election or lobby for legislation. You may provide
general education about Creative Commons licenses, but we do
not officially contact politicians, political candidates, or
political parties. This sort of activity should only be done
in an unofficial, non-sponsored, individual capacity. I would
recommend starting with other events or activities that
support contributors, such as a conference, competition, or
edit-a-thon.
Thanks again for reaching out to us, and I look forward to
working with you.
Best,
Stephen
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Wikipedia information team
<info-en(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
Hi,
We have a request below for logo use from a fellow editor
who would like to use it
in hopes of establishing a chapter in Iceland.
Yours sincerely,
Mike VanHall
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---- Forwarded message from Bjarki Sigursveinsson
<bjarki(a)gmail.com <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> ---
From: Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com
<mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>>
To: info(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info@wikimedia.org>
Subject: Requesting a permission to use WMF logo and name
for a project in Iceland
Date: 2013-02-20 04:39:47
Hi,
I am requesting a permission to use the Wikimedia
Foundation name and
logo for a special project in Iceland. There is
no
currently operating
local chapter in Iceland but there is a group of
enthusiasts that has
been meeting and talking lately about reviving
efforts
to establish a WM
chapter in Iceland. I am one of those people. I
am also
an administrator
or a bureaucrat on several Wikimedia projects.
(Global
user "Bjarki_S").
Parliamentary elections are coming up in April and the
political
parties
are making their promotional materials, including
promo
photos of their
candidates. Now would be a good time to contact
the
parties and
introduce them to the benefits of CC licensing
these
photographs to
ensure maximum distribution and nicely
illustrated
Wikipedia articles.
The parties need clear directions in the matter
to
ensure this is done
correctly and not in violation of the rights held
by the
photographer
that they hired to do the shots. The parties need
to
clarify the terms
with the hired photographers that make these
pictures so
that there is
no doubt that the pictures can be CC licensed and
it is
preferable that
the parties themselves publish the photographs on
their
own sites or
flickr streams and clearly state the licensing
terms there.
A request like this would carry a lot more weight if one
could say it
was approved by the WMF if not directly sponsored
by it.
It could also
be seen as a pilot project for the eventual
foundation
of a local
step_chapter_creation_guide#Step_3:_Run_a_pilot_program_.28Optional_step.29
I was not quite sure about how to contact the Foundation
for a
permission such as this so I sent this request as
an
email to
info(a)wikimedia.org
<mailto:info@wikimedia.org> where it
can hopefully be forwarded
to anyone
authorised to give such permissions.
Sincerely.
--
Bjarki Sigursveinsson
+354 8215644 <tel:%2B354%208215644>
Mánagötu 8
105 Reykjavík
Iceland
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