2008/11/24 Nathan nawrich@gmail.com:
Whether something can be done from afar or not... Beria, Luiz and Porantim are entitled to have the discussion focus at least initially on the specific problem they point out. I suspect that there is very little that can be done
- the Foundation, and ChapCom, have almost no control over the operations of
any chapter. Even withdrawing permission to use the Wikimedia-related intellectual property (without prejudging the need for that in this case, of course) would need to be backed up in court in Brasil if a chapter refused to comply.
I understand that chapter agreements (certainly the WMUKv1 one) usually include provision where either side can withdraw from the trademark agreement with a few months' notice. Though of course if an organisation wasn't happy with that provision being invoked they may well be able to argue the point in court.
- d.