[Foundation-l] (from wikitech) Logo use

Fri Jun 11 05:10:38 UTC 2004

Angela wrote:
> I expect that using the logo for advertising
Wikipedia would come
> under fair use/fair dealing. A related question
though would be
> whether the Foundation should be approving
advertising before it is
> sent out.
> 
> Angela.

I do not think so.

Power should stay in the hand of people; we should be
careful that this is never forgotten, because
empowering people to act, and avoiding decision making
bottlenecks is what is making wiki work.
We should assume good faith of editors with regards to
relationships they have with the outside, not ask them
to ask permission to Foundation to try to make
wikipedia more famous.

I think it is up to any editor to check what another
editor is doing. If it is discovered one editor is
doing wrong and hurting wikipedia by inappropriate
advertisment, then it is his peers job to tell him so
and to make him stop.
If that is not enough, then peers should warn the
Foundation about it, so that the Foundation make act
from a more legal perspective.

The Foundation is here to help and support the
development of the project, not to make decisions for
people.

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Practically speaking, the ad looks good. French people
are happy with it, so I do not think there is *any*
type of authorisation to get from the Foundation. 

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