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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@prathambooks.org wrote:
Meaning?
Thank you.
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On 22 June 2011 21:58, Subhashish Panigrahi psubhashish@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@prathambooks.org wrote:
You should be just fine, IMHO.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/
On 22 June 2011 21:54, Subhashish Panigrahi psubhashish@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@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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