I would think using the word "wikipedia" can be considered as "passing
off", it may not violate copyright law but it is guilty of "passing off",
taking advantage of the brand equity created by others at considerable cost.
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From: anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:48:26 +0530
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] indiawikipedia ?
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham
<tinucherian(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Please see this website
http://www.indiawikipedia.com/
Do you think the website violates Wikipedia / WMF copyrights ? The site has
nothing to do with Wikipedia or its cause too.
The website was probably created by a fan who does not understand
trademark law. Hardly worth giving legal attention to.
(1) The website or the domain name use is non-commercial;
(2) The content does not demonstrate that the website is affiliated to
Wikipedia or sister-projects in any manner;
(3) The website does not use the "Wikipedia" or "Wikimedia" logo.
I think the Foundation should stick to defensive use of trademark law.
anirudh
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