[Foundation-l] use of wikipedia's globe on non wikimedia's wikis?

Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at gmail.com
Wed Sep 12 14:53:34 UTC 2007


On 12/09/2007, White Cat <wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Usage of Wikimedia logos without foundation approval is simply "fair-use"
> and is allowable. Humor and parodies are given a special status legally.

I agree they most likely fall under fair-use. The only way to stop
them would be via trademark law, not copyright law, however I seem to
remember someone saying the logo wasn't trademarked, so there's
nothing we can do.



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