In Hindi, it should be "mukt" (free as
in freedom) not "muft" (free as in
free beer).
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org>wrote;wrote:
Subhashish, if it's a registered trademark as
they claim, then it is
certainly not worth using that name - too many hassles.
That said, I ran a trademark search
http://124.124.193.236/tmrpublicsearch/tmsearch.aspx and couldn't find
anything.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 23 June 2011 17:32, Subhashish Panigrahi <psubhashish(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Here is a reply from one user regarding this.
Sambidhan:As I said earlier Gyanamandala is an IPR of Binod Kanungo &
Gyanamandala foundation. IPR includes trademark, copyright & design
patent.
Gyanamandala is a registered trademark of the
foundation, even the
government of orissa refrains from using "gyanamandal" to describe an
encyclopedia. Secondly what is also important is on which context are
you
using the word if you are using the word for a
similar product then
there
are chances that 2nd party can be sued. Thirdly
as far as I know it is
always best to stay away from controversy. Things like this will drag
the
whole wikipedia foundation into a controversy
which is best avoided and
which the foundation tries to avoid as well. Especially when there are
better alternate available. Fourthly the generic word for describing an
encyclopedia in odia is gyanakosha or biswakosha. Finally majority of
the
people as you can see have accepted gyanakosha as
the word for
describing
encyclopedia and wikipedia is a democratic
organisation which goes by
what
the majority of the mass wants.
And I asked how could I refer our discussion in WP.
On 22 June 2011 21:59, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org> wrote:
>
> Meaning?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
>
> Gautam
> ________
>
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>
>
>
>
> On 22 June 2011 21:58, Subhashish Panigrahi <psubhashish(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> > And how could I redirect this to the
consensus page saying that this
> > word
> > "Gyanamandala" could be used to describe the phrase?
> >
> > On 22 June 2011 21:56, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> You should be just fine, IMHO.
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Gautam
> >> ________
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22 June 2011 21:54, Subhashish Panigrahi <psubhashish(a)gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >> > Yes Gautam, "Gyanamandala" is a GENERIC NAME, and there is a
book in
> >> > the
> >> > same name and the word "Gyanamandala" means "Gyana"
(Knowledge)+
> >> > "Mandala"
> >> > (Combination/Base), used in places like "Nakhyatra Mandala" /
"Tara
> >> > Mandala"
> >> > (set of stars in the sky).
> >> > So, please let me know if the use of this word to describe this
> >> > phrase
> >> > "An
> >> > open Encyclopedia" is fine?
> >> >
> >> > On 22 June 2011 21:49, Gautam John <gautam(a)prathambooks.org>
wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> If I understand correctly, there is a book called
"Gyanamandala"
and
> >> >> you want to use this same
name for Wikipedia in Oriya? Is this
word
> >> >> defined in the dictionary?
That asked, I highly doubt copyright
> >> >> protection exists for a word - trademark perhaps but not
copyright.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best,
> >> >>
> >> >> Gautam
> >> >> ________
> >> >>
http://social.prathambooks.org/
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