Indeed, he IS using the Wikimedia trade name INTENTIONALLY
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I think they use it in the sense Wikipedia = Encyclopedia (they are covering
India related news). Like Xerox machine became synonymous with photo
copying.
People might even mistake any wiki for Wikimedia projects. Probably there
are 100s of sites like this all over the world.
Unless someone is mi
On 11/30/2010 02:32 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham
> wrote:
>
>> Please see this website http://www.indiawikipedia.com/
>> Do you think the website violates Wikipedia / WMF copyrights ? The site has
>> nothing to do with Wikipedia or its
Wikipedia / Wikimedia foundation is usually very generous in terms of
using-reusing its intellectual properties, especially by *anyone who is
supporting the cause or outreach*.
The below site has to do nothing with wikipedia but intends to just "sell"
by piggy bagging on the name of wikipedia. IMO
BOLT is a java based mobile browser which supports Indian languages Hindi,
Bengali, Gurumukhi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam and Oriya.
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/29/bolt-browser-indic-language-support/
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With Regards,
Anoop
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham
wrote:
> Please see this website http://www.indiawikipedia.com/
> Do you think the website violates Wikipedia / WMF copyrights ? The site has
> nothing to do with Wikipedia or its cause too.
> Just bringing into the attention of all.
> Now that
I would think using the word "wikipedia" can be considered as "passing off", it
may not violate copyright law but it is guilty of "passing off", taking
advantage of the brand equity created by others at considerable cost.
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Pravin Gandhi
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham
wrote:
> Please see this website http://www.indiawikipedia.com/
> Do you think the website violates Wikipedia / WMF copyrights ? The site has
> nothing to do with Wikipedia or its cause too.
The website was probably created by a fan who does no
