On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Mike Godwin <mgodwin(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I'm trying to say that striking a humane balance
between the
requirements of trademark maintenance and the interests of freedom of
speech is something I try to do, pretty much on a daily basis.
How are the two in conflict?
I think you have to work very hard, mentally, to insert into my one
sentence about "a free-speech lawyer" all
this stuff like "famous" or
"beyond question" or "little people." Those words may inhabit your
perception of me and my attitude, and I apologize if something I've
said elsewhere has given you the impression that I think that way, but
they're not there in the actual words I used.
This perception comes not from this particular thread, but from my reading
of other threads which you've participated in (including at least one that I
was involved in). It's not something which I care to argue with you about,
and certainly not on this mailing list, although I will point out that
Thomas stated that "I've noticed that tendency as well", just in case
you're
truly unaware that some people perceive this about you.
Anthony