Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> You are aware of [[en:Wiki]] for a
history of wikis and
>> WMF's part in it?
> In other words, the use of "wiki"
predates wikipedia (wikipedia gets
> its name since it was a encyclopedia using the wiki system)
I think everyone in this conversation is aware of
that. Jiri said they
were calling it "Wiki" despite it not actually being a wiki, which
strongly suggests they are trying to associate it with Wikipedia
(which is very commonly abbreviated to "Wiki" despite our attempts to
discourage it). Whether it goes far enough to be a violation is for
the lawyers to work out - I'm not going to guess (I think it is Czech
law that is relevant, and I don't know anything about it - there is a
lot of consistency between trademark law in EU member states, but I'm
not sure of the details).
But that's most likely not a trademark issue. There are doz-
ens of cola brands on the market and few feature extracts of
the kola nut, but that doesn't mean that it is Coca-Cola's
right or duty to take legal action on a trademark basis.
The various cola brands are brands of cola, though. This site isn't a
wiki. I have no idea whether this is a trademark violation under Czech
law or not, and I don't believe that you do either. Let's leave it to
the lawyers to work out.