Absolutely necessary, would not want the creator to use the logo on some other project (which according to the general approach here would be acceptable), though once it is used by Wikipedia then trademark rights begin to attach. Federal trademark registration should be sought ASAP once the winner is picked (perhaps even before any public announcements) and the TM (or SM) sign be attached pending registration (you can use the R in a circle ONLY after registration is completed). Alex756 "Jimmy Wales" jwales@bomis.com said on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:34 AM
One requirement I'd like to add here -- the winning entrant must be willing to sign over all ownership to the Wikimedia Foundation. There could be a lot of confusion about copyright versus trademark rights and I wouldn't want anyone to end up unhappy.
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