Hi All,
Just a quick thought: I'm disappointed by the way that both sides in this dispute seem to have resorted to conducting a "debate via press release". I think the community expectation would be that rather than this weird passive-aggressive way of communicating, that all parties would arrange a phone hookup, and sit down to work out any common ground, and go forward from there.
I think the community's clear expectation is that this should be settled if possible without the assistance of lawyers, and all that requires is for everyone to step back, be reasonable, and consider that the other side might just have a legitimate reason for what they're doing beyond causing trouble for the other.
Cheers, Craig (personal opinion only)
On 9 October 2013 16:13, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
The legal team have provided some background on the hiring on Jones Day in this action. Here is their comment:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation...
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:56 PM, tomasz@twkozlowski.net wrote:
Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote on September 26, 2013, 15:22 UTC:
Trademark don't self-enforce, they are "enforceable" as long as someone
believes to you when you use them as threat tools. So yes, I suppose
they
might.
... and given that the WMF just hired the infamous Jones Day bullies as their representative before the OHIM to fight an opposition filled by
their
own volunteers (me and Federico), I don't think it's an unfair view.
I suggest that everyone interested in the subject read < http://www.dmlp.org/blog/**2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-** jones-day-blockshopper-**settlement<
http://www.dmlp.org/blog/2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-jones-day-blockshopper-set...
and related links for an overview of a 2009 Jones Day lawsuit against a start-up company Blockshopper.com which Paul Levy called "a new a new
entry
in the contest for grossest abuse of trademark law to suppress speech the plaintiff doesn’t like".
I'm aware that, being a party of the opposition, I shouldn't really comment on the WMF's litigation tactics, but it still leaves me wonder about the point of hiring, as some say, "one of the worst trademark
abusers
in history", as their representative in this case.
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