Referring to John and Federico as "these two individuals" comes across as attempting to depersonalise and deprecate your opposition. Are you quite sure this is the effect you're after?
On 9 October 2013 07:13, James Alexander <jalexan...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > The legal team have provided some background on the hiring on Jones Day in > this action. Here is their comment: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation#Legal_representation > > James Alexander > Legal and Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:56 PM, <tom...@twkozlowski.net> wrote: > >> Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote on September 26, 2013, 15:22 UTC: >> >> >> Trademark don't self-enforce, they are "enforceable" as long as someone >>> believes to you when you use them as threat tools. So yes, I suppose they >>> might. >>> >> >> ... and given that the WMF just hired the infamous Jones Day bullies as >> their representative before the OHIM to fight an opposition filled by their >> own volunteers (me and Federico), I don't think it's an unfair view. >> >> I suggest that everyone interested in the subject read < >> http://www.dmlp.org/blog/**2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-** >> jones-day-blockshopper-**settlement<http://www.dmlp.org/blog/2009/sam-bayard/thoughts-jones-day-blockshopper-settlement>> >> and related links for an overview of a 2009 Jones Day lawsuit against a >> start-up company Blockshopper.com which Paul Levy called "a new a new entry >> in the contest for grossest abuse of trademark law to suppress speech the >> plaintiff doesn’t like". >> >> I'm aware that, being a party of the opposition, I shouldn't really >> comment on the WMF's litigation tactics, but it still leaves me wonder >> about the point of hiring, as some say, "one of the worst trademark abusers >> in history", as their representative in this case. >> >> Tomasz >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l>, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@**lists.wikimedia.org<wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> ?subject=**unsubscribe> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
