[Foundation-l] Re: [Wikinews-l] TheWorldForum.org adds Wikinews logo

[Delirium]

Jimmy Wales wrote:

> Erik Moeller wrote:
>
>> I've given Drog the go-ahead to link to Wikinews using our logo on 
>> the frontpage. I thought that given the recent discussions about logo 
>> copyright & licensing, it might be a good idea to report this here.
>
>
>
> Erik, you had absolutely no right to do this.  Please and politely let 
> them know that they do not have authorization to use the logo in this 
> fashion, and please acknowledge to us that you realize that you should 
> not have done this.

While the current placement doesn't qualify, I don't see why they need 
"authorization" to use the logo to link to Wikipedia.  That's a clearly 
factual use of the logo covered by fair use, and in fact we do the same 
thing with other companies' logos in thousands of Wikipedia articles.

-Mark