Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack?
I love how they call me an "active administrator", when I don't really edit terribly much anymore, let alone administrate very much.
Nick
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On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmoreau@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack?
Everyone. They tried this last year on the inactive admins, now they appear to be trying it on everyone.
MAKE >> ACCOUNTS >> FAST
- d.
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmoreau@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack?
Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other forums. I would just ignore it if I were you.
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmoreau@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack?
Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other forums. I would just ignore it if I were you.
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Freedom fighters? They've got my account! I'm sure they'll be just as trustworthy as that prince in Nigeria I've been forwarding my bank details to.
-Chad
Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary""
http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page
If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone.
I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those.
With kind regards,
Lodewijk
2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrturvey@googlemail.com
Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary""
http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page
If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
I think the bigger question would be "Why did Open Democracy copy a mediawiki installation and at least some content from Wiktionary, but change the license to CC-BY-NC-ND and not credit Wiktionary on the history page?"
So in fact, I believe copyright IS at issue here.
-Dan On Mar 28, 2010, at 6:48 PM, effe iets anders wrote:
I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those.
With kind regards,
Lodewijk
2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrturvey@googlemail.com
Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary""
http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page
If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
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We've trademarked the word mark "Wiktionary" in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States. I think most trademark lawyers would view "wikitionary" as confusingly similar -- I will probably follow up with our outside trademark counsel.
--Mike
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 3:48 PM, effe iets anders effeietsanders@gmail.comwrote:
I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those.
With kind regards,
Lodewijk
2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrturvey@googlemail.com
Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy
website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary""
http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page
If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
On 28 March 2010 23:41, Andrew Turvey andrewrturvey@googlemail.com wrote:
Is the term "Wiktionary" copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a "Dictionary of Ethical Politics "wikitionary""
http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page
If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the "hoover" - a generic term usable by anyone.
Individual words can't be copyrighted, as far as I know (and copyright exists automatically for those things that can be). I think you mean registered as a trademark. Mike Godwin has been working his way through registering various trademarks in various countries. I don't know how widely Wiktionary has been trademarked, but it is trademarked in the US:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4010:9phjbp.2.2
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