[Wikimedia-l] [Commons-l] Fwd: It's time to reclaim the community logo

[Maarten Dammers]

Good luck guys. It's a shame that it has come this far, I hope this is 
the wake up call for the WMF that this wasn't the smartest thing to do.

Maarten

Op 21-9-2013 12:18, Federico Leva (Nemo) schreef:
> FYI
>
> Nemo
>
> P.s.: P.s.: You can check whether the WMF protects the logo of your 
> project by seeing if it's listed as "registered trademark" on 
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_trademarks>.
>
>
> -------- Messaggio originale --------
> Oggetto: [Wikimedia-l] It's time to reclaim the community logo
> Data: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:16:16 +0200
> Mittente: Tomasz W. Kozlowski
>
> Hello community,
> this is to inform you that in response to the trademarking of the
> Wikimedia community logo[1], created in 2006 by Artur “WarX”
> Fijałkowski, which was discussed on this mailing list[2] as well as on
> Meta[3] back in March, a small group of community members—Artur, myself,
> Federico Leva (Nemo) and John Vandenberg—have initiated a formal process
> of opposition against the registration of the trademark by the
> Foundation in order to *reclaim the logo* for unrestricted use by the
> community.
>
> We appreciate the Foundation’s protection of the other trademarks they
> have registered so far, including the logos of Wikipedia, Wikisource and
> some other sister projects. In the case of the community logo, however,
> it is our belief that the Foundation’s actions are exactly opposite to
> what the community logo stands for and contradict the purpose behind its
> very existence.
>
> We would like to make it clear that it is not our intention to damage
> anyone; our actions are a challenge against what we perceive as
> unilateral declaration of ownership of an asset that has always belonged
> to the wider community, and not to one or another organisation that is
> part of the movement. By formally opposing the registration of the
> trademark we hope to ensure the history of this logo is not disregarded,
> and we wish to protect the community against unnecessary bureaucracy
> and, to use another quote, let “groups who do not purport to represent
> the WMF”[4] to continue to be able to freely associate with a logo that
> has been part of their identity for so long.
>
> We also want to note that this is in no way a legal action against the
> Foundation, but a simple notice of opposition against the registration
> of the logo in the European Union. If we assume good faith, we can only
> be confident that the WMF, having now a formal occasion, will withdraw
> its registration of the logo rather than continue using movement
> resources to force the community into lengthy, expensive proceedings.
>
> We invite all community members interested in this issue to express
> their opinions at:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Logo/Reclaim_the_Logo
>
> If any of you would like to help us in any way (covering the costs of
> the opposition, promoting the discussion, etc.), please feel free to
> contact us off–list.
>
> Artur Fijalkowski (WarX)
> Tomasz Kozlowski (odder)
> Federico Leva (Nemo)
> John Vandenberg (jayvdb)
>
> == References ==
> * [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo.svg
> * [2]
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2013-March/124715.html
> * [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Logo
> * [4]
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2013-March/124730.html
>
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