[Wikipedia-l] registering Wikipedia as a trademark

[Sean David Childers]

I think we would be crazy not to register wikipedia.  So much effort has 
gone into this project and the copyright/patent/trademark laws right now 
seem to be strange at best, and almost random.  I think by not 
registering wikipedia we are taking a risk.
~seanchilders

urt Jansson wrote:

> First I wanted to name this thread "How to spend the money", but I 
> guess  it's better to open Pandora's box bit by bit.
>
> So what about registering Wikipedia (and also Wikimedia?) as a 
> trademark? I think we can afford it now, and I also think it's 
> important enough to do it. But in which countries? Maybe in those 
> where the languages of the biggest five or ten Wikipedias are spoken?
>
> If there is no reaction I consider this as approval and will organize 
> the registration for Germany. It costs 300 Euro and lasts for 10 years.
>
>
> Kurt
>
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