[Foundation-l] Foundation logo : pain and suffering

[Erik Moeller]

On 11/16/06, ATR <alex756 at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> First, if something is so generic that it has no real content,
> i.e. a closeup of a sunflower and a set of brackets, it cannot
> be "released into the public domain" because it is already
> uncopyrightable;

The photo of the sunflower, and the crop thereof, are certainly
copyrightable. My question would be: What exactly do we lose if we
trademark only the name "MediaWiki", and make no attempt to protect
the image?
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Peace & Love,
Erik

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