hi,
To set us back a bit, the discussion was originally centered on
volunteer-staff relationship.
Pradeep
Handheld
On 07/03/2012, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Tinu,
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:14 PM, CherianTinu Abraham
<tinucherian(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
If it matters, if you have read the MoA or the
Chapters agreement of the
Wikimedia India Chapter or most of the chapters, the Foundation and
Chapters are independent organizations. Wikimedia Foundation is NOT a
parent organization of the Wikimedia India Chapter.
The Wikimedia Foundation licenses the use of its trademark to independent
and autonomous chapters around the world. This may constitute a
principle-agent relationship EVEN in the absence of a formal quid pro quo.
In an ideal world, I would support structures that are as efficient as
possible. But in the real world, we have to consider many variables (many
of which may be unsuitable for public discourse) that may have affect
organizations working in a less-than-ideal legal environment. The
associated legal risks have a direct bearing on the office-bearers of the
institutions. I would urge that the discussion around legalities be
discontinued from now on, but focus rather on the propriety of holding
multiple positions of functionaries within two organizations using the same
trademark.
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