On 15 June 2010 00:25, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not suggesting we should claim a trademark on
the word "wiki" (it
wouldn't stand up). I'm suggesting that "wiki" when used as the name
of an encyclopaedia is sufficiently similar to "Wikipedia" to cause
confusion in the market (which is what trademarks are designed to
prevent).
That's what I think would be verging on wrong. IMO. Presumably the WMF
has sufficient diplomatic experience to make it less problematic for
the actual trademarks.
- d.