[Foundation-l] use of wikipedia's globe on non wikimedia's wikis?

[White Cat]

Usage of Wikimedia logos without foundation approval is simply "fair-use"
and is allowable. Humor and parodies are given a special status legally.

On 9/12/07, Ayelie <ayelie.at.large at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/11/07, Pedro Sanchez <pdsanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just ran into
> > http://www.mips.pd2h.net/index.php/Mipsicismo
> > whose logo is a derivative work of wikipedia's.
> >
> > I bet that's not appoved by foundation. What is to be done now? is
> > this the right channel to notify?
>
>
>
> http://www.wikiality.com/Main_Page
>
> That's been up for quite a while, is very popular, and Jimbo was on his
> show
> several times and Colbert mentioned the site. I presume various
> wikipedians
> - probably including Jimbo - have visited there.... whether or not the
> issue
> of their logo being a derivative of ours has been brought up or not I
> don't
> know.
>
> --
> Ayelie
>   ~Editor at Large
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