On 3 June 2010 00:13, Klaus Graf <klausgraf(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
For me there is no reason to believe that Mr. Godwin
is a good lawyer.
If he receives a formal (blah-blah) correct take-down-notice he will
take OFFICE ACTION.
It was clearly un-lawful to take down the TU Munich logo which isn't
protectable according German copyright law but WMF has done so.
It is a shame that WMF hasn't a policy of TRANSPARENCY regarding
office actions. The right of the community to get all information
cannot be overruled by Mr. Godwin's personal opinions about secret
things.
If WMF or it's god-like counsel (who wasn't able to accept critics
since I am reading this list) has taken office action - there is no
way to appeal. Roma locuta causa finita ...
Klaus Graf
You mean the Technical University Munich logo?
The problem is that the image servers are in the US and under US law I
can see a case being made for the logo being subject to copyright.
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geni