On 11/30/2010 02:32 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham > <tinucher...@gmail.com> 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 Mike is away, who is the next in charge for legal affairs ? >> > This is interesting!! > The whole wikipedia is about giving away, sharing what you know and > the content is all under CC. > But here is a strong thought to protect and hold on to the copyrights > of wikipedia !! > > I have not checked the license of the wikipedia logos. Here is info on our marks http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_official_marks > If they are > modifiable and redistribution of modified images are allowed, will > such images still remain as wikipedia property? Can I use such > images/content on my website (any website for that matter) ? > Not without permission > Generic speaking, what happens to logos and names and other such > intellectual properties in such cases? > > -Sudhanwa > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >
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