[Foundation-l] WikiGadugi Wikipedia Rating???

[Jeffrey V. Merkey]

As a note to this request, I do not play the "Fair Use" game with regard 
to the use of IP of third parties. I will NOT be using
Foundation trademarks without their permission. I realize the Wikipedia 
Community operates this way, WE DO NOT. I need
a release before I will post attribution back to Wikipedia through the 
use of its trademarks without the Foundations consent.

Thanks

Jeff


Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:

>OK Dominic, lt's g through it. Couple of points I must make first.
>
>1. I do not ever use Wikipedia logos, trademarks, or other materials as 
>these violate US Trademark laws. I don't care
>if Wikipedia says "Please link back to us with attribution", it is 
>irrelevant. I have received no permission from the foundation
>to use its trademarks in such a way. Whether or not the Wikipedia 
>community says this is ok and should be done for
>GFDL compliance, the FOUNDATION has given no such consent to anyone, and 
>any sites doing it are subject to legal
>action from the Foundation. The Wikipedia Community has **NO** authority 
>to release third party sites from
>claims and causes of action from the Foundation for trademark misuse, on 
>the **FOUNDATION** has such
>authority. Before I post any attribution back to the Foundation (which 
>would make the foundationliable for the
>content) I need the Foundation to grat permission for use of its 
>trademarks in this manner.
>
>2. http://en.wikigadugi.org/wiki/WikiGadugi:About points to the GFDL. 
>This statement is apprently not
>accurate.
>
>3. The date the articles were uploaded and the last author is already 
>listed in kanohesdi (history) for each article,
>so this statement is inaccurate.
>
>I request persmission from the Foundation to use its trademarks solely 
>for the purpose attribution as required by the GFDL. Email of such 
>consent to
>this list is acceptable as a reply to this email. The foundation must 
>release WMG and Wikigadugi from any and all liability, claims, and causes
>of action for the use of its trademarks and names SOLELY for the purpose 
>of GFDL compliance. I ca find no page on the wikimedia.org site
>that grants such a release. I will not use or misuse Foundation 
>trademarks without such permission.
>
>Jeff
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>Dominic McDevitt-Parks wrote:
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>>There are a few problems with the site currently. In order to be in 
>>compliance, you must also credit Wikipedia as your source. I'm clicking 
>>"random page" and not seeing any articles that do this. They are just 
>>direct copies with no reference to Wikipedia. You should have a note, 
>>perhaps at the bottom of the page, like:
>>
>>This article is licensed under the <a href="gfdl.html">
>>GNU Free Documentation License</a>. It uses material from the 
>><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a> article <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/foo">
>>"Foo"</a>.
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>>Also, your content does not appear to be licensed under the GFDL; it 
>>says on each page: "Content is available under Wikigadugi Public License 
>><http://www.wikigadugi.org/index.php/License>." And the link to that 
>>license is broken. Your disclaimer and about pages linked at the bottom 
>>are also blank, so I'm not sure where the GFDL is posted to your site.
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>>In order to comply: You must link to a local copy of the GFDL, you must 
>>make it clear that the content from Wikipedia is available under the 
>>GFDL license, your materials in turn have to be licensed under GFDL, you 
>>must credit Wikipedia and link back to the source article. 
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>>We also 
>>recommend that you include the date of the version copied, so that one 
>>is able to clearly figure out the authors by checking the history tab 
>>(it will likely have changed since you copied the content, and the 
>>authorship will have changed, too).
>>
>>Dominic
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>>Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
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>>>Wikigadugi is listed here at:
>>>
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GFDL_Compliance
>>>
>>>as
>>>
>>>" ...Either more research is needed, or it is disputed Fail in a very 
>>>significant way such as claiming their own copyright without including a 
>>>GFDL <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL> notice ..."
>>>
>>>
>>>Pardon me folks, but if someone feels we are not in compliance with the 
>>>GFDL, can please someone point out where this is the case?   All of our 
>>>content
>>>is GFDL compliant and we do not offer any license other than the GFDL 
>>>and post the GFDL to our site.
>>>
>>>I am happy to address and correct any issues with use of the Foundations 
>>>content if anyone feels it is not adequately spelled out as GFDL.
>>>
>>>Jeff
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