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.ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}html.client-js body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .mbox-text-span{margin-left:23px!important}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}</style><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia-logo_black.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation mark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/50px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/75px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/100px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><b>This policy is approved by the <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/board/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:role/board/">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees</a>.</b><br> <p>It may not be circumvented, eroded, or ignored by Wikimedia Foundation officers or staff nor local policies of any <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:our-work/wikimedia-projects/">Wikimedia project</a>.<br> </p> <b>Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.</b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="nomobile"> <div class="nomobile" style="background:#FFF;min-width:660px"> <p style="font-size:2em"><b>May I use the Wikimedia marks?</b></p> <dl><dd><i>This summary is not a legal document.</i></dd></dl> <div style="margin: 1em 0 1em 0; background: #00926c; background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#00926c), to(#FFFFFF)); background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #00926c, #FFFFFF); padding: 4px 4px 0 4px;"> <div style="background: #FFFFFF; padding: 1.5em"> <div style="float:right;width:300px"> <div style="margin:30px 0;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wikimedia-logo.svg/225px-Wikimedia-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wikimedia-logo.svg/338px-Wikimedia-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wikimedia-logo.svg/450px-Wikimedia-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></a></span></div> </div> <p><span id="trademark-yeys"></span> <span style="font-size: 2em; color:#00926c"><b>YES, please!</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">You have the right to use <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_official_marks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia official marks">marks</a> to:</span> </p> <div class="poem"> <p>· Truthfully <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-nominativeuse" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">describe a Wikimedia site</a>;<br> · Accurately <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-news" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">report news</a>;<br> · Create <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-noncommercial" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">artistic, literary, and political works</a>; or<br> · <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-linkstous" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">Link to Wikimedia sites</a>. </p> </div> <p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">This policy also allows you to use <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_official_marks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia official marks">marks</a>:</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20"><b>1. <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-onwmsites" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">On the Wikimedia sites</a>.</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20"><b>2. Outside the Wikimedia sites when you:</b></span> </p> <div class="poem"> <p>· Organize a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-communityfocused" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">Wikimedia community-focused event</a>;<br> · Do <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-outreach" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">outreach and recruit new editors</a>; or <br> · Place marks on t-shirts, cakes, and other things <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-owngoods" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">without selling them</a>. </p> </div> <p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">Please always comply with the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Visual identity guidelines"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #231F20; color:#231F20">Visual Identity Guidelines</span></a>.</span> </p> </div></div> <div style="margin: 1em 0 1em 0; background: #FFB50D; background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#FFB50D), to(#FFFFFF)); background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FFB50D, #FFFFFF); padding: 4px 4px 0 4px;"> <div style="background: #FFFFFF; padding: 1.5em"> <div class="plainlinks" style="float:right;width:300px"> <div style="font-size:2em;background:#FFB50D;color:#FFF;border-radius:4px;padding:.5em;text-align:center"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark/Request_a_license_form" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark/Request a license form"><span style="color:#FFF"><b>Get a regular license</b></span></a></div> <div class="poem"> <p>· for <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-events" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">events and conferences</a>, <br> · <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-publications" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">publications</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-moviestv" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">movies, and TV shows</a>, <br> · for <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-commercialmerch" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">things</a> that you want to sell, and <br> · other uses. </p> </div> </div> <p><span id="trademark-maybe"></span> <span style="font-size: 2em; color:#FFB50D"><b>YES, but first...</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">please sign a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark_policy/Quick_License" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark policy/Quick License">Quick License</a></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">for Wikimedia <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-photocontests" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">photo contests</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-glam" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">GLAM</a>.</span> </p> </div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 1em 0 1em 0; background: #d11d13; background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#d11d13), to(#FFFFFF)); background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #d11d13, #FFFFFF); padding: 4px 4px 0 4px;"> <div style="background: #FFFFFF; padding: 1.5em"> <p><span id="trademark-no"></span> <span style="font-size: 2em; color:#d11d13"><b>Sorry, NO.</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20"><b>Not</b> for <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-linkstoothers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">linking to non-Wikimedia sites</a>, or</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">creating <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-mirrors" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">mimicking</a> websites, or</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em; color:#231F20">otherwise <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy#policy-misrepresentation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">misleading</a> others.</span> </p> </div></div> </div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br> </p> <div class="plainlinks"> <p><span id="policy"></span> </p> <div style="background: #231F20; background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#231F20), to(#FFFFFF)); background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #231F20, #FFFFFF); padding: 4px;"> <div style="background: #FFFFFF; padding: 1.5em" class="mobile-padding-reset; mobile-margin-reset"> <p><span style="font-size: 2.5em"><b>Trademark policy</b></span> </p> <div class="nomobile" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; width: 96%"> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-scope" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/60px-TM_license.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/90px-TM_license.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/120px-TM_license.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-scope"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">1. Scope of policy</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-how" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/60px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/90px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/120px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-how"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">2. How to use the marks</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-allowed" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/60px-Allowed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/90px-Allowed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/120px-Allowed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-allowed"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">3. Free use</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#policy-specialpermission" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/60px-Orange_question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/90px-Orange_question.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/120px-Orange_question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#policy-specialpermission"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">4. Use with permission</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-prohibited" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/60px-Not_allowed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/90px-Not_allowed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/120px-Not_allowed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-prohibited"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">5. Prohibited use</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-violation" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/60px-Abuse.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/90px-Abuse.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/120px-Abuse.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-violation"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">6. Report violations</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em;"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-revision" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/60px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/90px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/120px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-revision"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">7. Revisions and translations</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em;"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-purpose" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Black_and_white_compass.svg/60px-Black_and_white_compass.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Black_and_white_compass.svg/90px-Black_and_white_compass.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Black_and_white_compass.svg/120px-Black_and_white_compass.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-purpose"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">8. Purpose</span></a></div></div></div> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em;"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="#trademark-faq" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/86px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="86" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/129px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/172px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="57" data-file-height="37"></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:.75em"><a href="#trademark-faq"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Frequently asked questions</span></a></div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding: 5em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_official_marks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia official marks">Wikimedia marks</a> represent free educational content developed through an open and collaborative process. <a href="#FAQ-tmprotection">Trademark protection</a> reinforces the connection between the Wikimedia marks and the projects they represent. The protection serves to ensure that the marks are only used for activities that promote our <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mission_statement" title="Special:MyLanguage/Mission statement">mission</a>. </p><p>When readers see the <a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg" title="File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg">puzzle globe mark</a> in the top left corner of a website that looks like Wikipedia, they should be confident that they are looking at neutral, notable, and high-quality content that is the result of the rigorous and transparent editing process on Wikipedia. Likewise, people should be able to rely on their impression of Wikimedia involvement when they see the <a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia-logo.svg" title="File:Wikimedia-logo.svg">Foundation mark</a> or one of the Wikimedia logos on websites or products. </p><p>The goodwill supporting the Wikimedia marks has been generated by a prolific and passionate volunteer community. The Wikimedia community has developed the leading online source of free educational content. To preserve the goodwill they have created, we have prepared this policy according to the community's direction. The resulting policy ensures that all uses of the marks are consistent with our mission and promote the Wikimedia movement. </p><p>Our mission of sharing knowledge relies on and encourages free speech. To make it really easy to share knowledge, this trademark policy embraces <a href="#why-use-purpose">all free-speech protections built into trademark law</a> to the broadest extent possible. The trademark policy also seeks to minimize the hurdles of trademark licensing. We are particularly liberal in approving uses by the Wikimedia community that are closely aligned with our mission. </p><p>To further make it easier for community members to use the marks, this policy introduces some creative trademark solutions. It allows community members to use the Wikimedia marks without a trademark license for Wikimedia community-focused events and outreach work. The policy further introduces a "<a href="#QuickLicense">Quick License</a>" for other common uses that community members can quickly fill out and email to us. It is really <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wikiwiki" class="extiw" title="wikt:wikiwiki">wikiwiki</a>! </p><p><b><a href="#trademark-purpose">Read more about the purpose of our trademark policy here.</a></b> </p> </div> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to?"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1 What does this policy apply to?</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#1.1_The_%22Wikimedia_marks%22"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">1.1 The "Wikimedia marks"</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#1.2_%22Use%22_of_the_Wikimedia_marks"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">1.2 "Use" of the Wikimedia marks</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#1.3_%22We%22_or_the_%22Wikimedia_Foundation%22"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">1.3 "We" or the "Wikimedia Foundation"</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#1.4_%22You%22"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">1.4 "You"</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#1.4.1_Community_members"><span class="tocnumber">1.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">1.4.1 Community members</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#1.4.2_Chapters,_user_groups,_and_thematic_organizations"><span class="tocnumber">1.4.2</span> <span class="toctext">1.4.2 Chapters, user groups, and thematic organizations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#1.4.3_Other_organizations_or_individuals"><span class="tocnumber">1.4.3</span> <span class="toctext">1.4.3 Other organizations or individuals</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#1.5_%22Mission%22"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">1.5 "Mission"</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#2_How_to_use_the_Wikimedia_marks"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">2 How to use the Wikimedia marks</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2.1_Proper_form"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2.1 Proper form</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2.2_Notice_or_trademark_symbol"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2.2 Notice or trademark symbol</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#3_When_you_may_use_the_Wikimedia_marks_without_asking_us"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">3 When you may use the Wikimedia marks without asking us</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#3.1_Use_of_trademarks_on_the_Wikimedia_sites"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">3.1 Use of trademarks on the Wikimedia sites</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#3.2_Community-focused_events"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">3.2 Community-focused events</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#3.3_Outreach_and_recruiting_new_contributors"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">3.3 Outreach and recruiting new contributors</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#3.4_Community_logo_use"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">3.4 Community logo use</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#3.5_Discussing_something_other_than_Wikimedia_sites_(fair_use)"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">3.5 Discussing something other than Wikimedia sites (fair use)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#3.6_Refer_to_Wikimedia_sites_(nominative_use)"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">3.6 Refer to Wikimedia sites (nominative use)</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a href="#3.6.1_News_reporting"><span class="tocnumber">3.6.1</span> <span class="toctext">3.6.1 News reporting</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21"><a href="#3.6.2_Personal_blogs_and_social_media"><span class="tocnumber">3.6.2</span> <span class="toctext">3.6.2 Personal blogs and social media</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#3.6.3_Artistic,_scientific,_literary,_political,_and_other_non-commercial_uses"><span class="tocnumber">3.6.3</span> <span class="toctext">3.6.3 Artistic, scientific, literary, political, and other non-commercial uses</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#3.7_Make_your_own_branded_stuff"><span class="tocnumber">3.7</span> <span class="toctext">3.7 Make your own branded stuff</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#4_Special_uses_that_require_permission"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">4 Special uses that require permission</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#4.1_Quick_License_for_special_community_uses"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">4.1 Quick License for special community uses</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-26"><a href="#4.1.1_Photo_contests"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">4.1.1 Photo contests</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-27"><a href="#4.1.2_GLAM-Wiki_initiatives"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">4.1.2 GLAM-Wiki initiatives</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#4.2_Domain_names"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">4.2 Domain names</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#4.3_Events_and_conferences"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">4.3 Events and conferences</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#4.4_Publications"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">4.4 Publications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-31"><a href="#4.5_Movies_&_TV_shows"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">4.5 Movies & TV shows</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-32"><a href="#4.6_Commercial_merchandise"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">4.6 Commercial merchandise</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#5_Prohibited_uses"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">5 Prohibited uses</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-34"><a href="#5.1._Misleading_mirrors_and_mimicking_sites"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">5.1. Misleading mirrors and mimicking sites</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-35"><a href="#5.2_Linking_to_non-Wikimedia_sites"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">5.2 Linking to non-Wikimedia sites</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-36"><a href="#5.3_Misrepresentation"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">5.3 Misrepresentation</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-37"><a href="#6_Trademark_Misuse"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">6 Trademark Misuse</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-38"><a href="#6.1_Reporting_misuse"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">6.1 Reporting misuse</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-39"><a href="#6.2_Revoking_permission_for_misuses"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">6.2 Revoking permission for misuses</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-40"><a href="#7_Revision_and_Translation_of_the_trademark_policy"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">7 Revision and Translation of the trademark policy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-41"><a href="#7.1_This_trademark_policy_can_be_revised_as_follows:"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">7.1 This trademark policy can be revised as follows:</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-42"><a href="#7.2_Translation_of_the_trademark_policy"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">7.2 Translation of the trademark policy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-43"><a href="#7.3_Questions"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">7.3 Questions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#The_purpose_of_our_trademark_policy"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext"><span><b>The purpose of our trademark policy</b></span></span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1._The_trademark_policy_balances_two_community_interests."><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">1. The trademark policy balances two community interests.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2._Why_use_trademarks?"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">2. Why use trademarks?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3._How_we_maintain_our_trademark_rights."><span class="tocnumber">8.3</span> <span class="toctext">3. How we maintain our trademark rights.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4._Facilitating_trademark_uses_that_promote_the_Wikimedia_mission."><span class="tocnumber">8.4</span> <span class="toctext">4. Facilitating trademark uses that promote the Wikimedia mission.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5._What_else_is_new?"><span class="tocnumber">8.5</span> <span class="toctext">5. What else is new?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#0_Trademark_policy_Introduction"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">0 Trademark policy Introduction</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#0.1_What_is_%22trademark_protection%22?"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">0.1 What is "trademark protection"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#0.2_What_are_the_%22Wikimedia_sites%22?"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">0.2 What are the "Wikimedia sites"?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to?_2"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">1 What does this policy apply to?</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.1_What_is_a_%22wordmark%22?"><span class="tocnumber">10.1</span> <span class="toctext">1.1 What is a "wordmark"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.2_What_is_a_%22non-stylized_wordmark%22?"><span class="tocnumber">10.2</span> <span class="toctext">1.2 What is a "non-stylized wordmark"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.3_What_is_%22trade_dress%22?"><span class="tocnumber">10.3</span> <span class="toctext">1.3 What is "trade dress"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.4_Who_is_a_%22community_member%22?"><span class="tocnumber">10.4</span> <span class="toctext">1.4 Who is a "community member"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.5_Why_cannot_a_movement_organization_just_freely_use_the_trademarks?"><span class="tocnumber">10.5</span> <span class="toctext">1.5 Why cannot a movement organization just freely use the trademarks?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#1.6_What_is_the_relationship_between_this_trademark_policy_and_a_chapter,_user_group,_or_thematic_organization_agreement?"><span class="tocnumber">10.6</span> <span class="toctext">1.6 What is the relationship between this trademark policy and a chapter, user group, or thematic organization agreement?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#2_How_to_use_the_Wikimedia_marks_2"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">2 How to use the Wikimedia marks</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.1_Can_my_logo,_name,_or_company_name_be_smaller_than_the_Wikimedia_mark_if_it_is_really_obvious_that_my_products_and_services_are_not_offered_by_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?"><span class="tocnumber">11.1</span> <span class="toctext">2.1 Can my logo, name, or company name be smaller than the Wikimedia mark if it is really obvious that my products and services are not offered by the Wikimedia Foundation?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.2_What_if_I_clearly_state_that_the_products_or_services_are_provided_by_me?"><span class="tocnumber">11.2</span> <span class="toctext">2.2 What if I clearly state that the products or services are provided by me?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.3_What_do_you_mean_by_%22outside_the_Wikimedia_sites%22?"><span class="tocnumber">11.3</span> <span class="toctext">2.3 What do you mean by "outside the Wikimedia sites"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.4_Can_I_still_create_terms_that_combine_Wikimedia_trademarks_with_other_words_like_%22Wikipedian_in_Residence%22?"><span class="tocnumber">11.4</span> <span class="toctext">2.4 Can I still create terms that combine Wikimedia trademarks with other words like "Wikipedian in Residence"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.5_Can_I_translate_the_text_in_the_marks?"><span class="tocnumber">11.5</span> <span class="toctext">2.5 Can I translate the text in the marks?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.6_Can_I_add_graphic_elements_to,_for_example,_celebrate_a_special_event?"><span class="tocnumber">11.6</span> <span class="toctext">2.6 Can I add graphic elements to, for example, celebrate a special event?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.7_What_types_of_remixes_of_Wikimedia_logos_may_be_used_outside_of_Wikimedia_sites?"><span class="tocnumber">11.7</span> <span class="toctext">2.7 What types of remixes of Wikimedia logos may be used outside of Wikimedia sites?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.8_May_I_use_high-resolution_versions_of_the_logos?"><span class="tocnumber">11.8</span> <span class="toctext">2.8 May I use high-resolution versions of the logos?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.9_Where_do_I_place_a_trademark_notice?"><span class="tocnumber">11.9</span> <span class="toctext">2.9 Where do I place a trademark notice?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.10_What_if_I_do_not_have_enough_space_to_include_a_notice?"><span class="tocnumber">11.10</span> <span class="toctext">2.10 What if I do not have enough space to include a notice?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.11_How_should_I_refer_to_the_trademark_in_the_notice?"><span class="tocnumber">11.11</span> <span class="toctext">2.11 How should I refer to the trademark in the notice?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.12_What_if_I_use_more_than_one_trademark?"><span class="tocnumber">11.12</span> <span class="toctext">2.12 What if I use more than one trademark?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.13_When_do_I_have_to_use_the_trademark_symbol?"><span class="tocnumber">11.13</span> <span class="toctext">2.13 When do I have to use the trademark symbol?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.14_Can_you_give_some_examples_of_how_to_use_the_trademark_symbol?"><span class="tocnumber">11.14</span> <span class="toctext">2.14 Can you give some examples of how to use the trademark symbol?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.15_What_size_does_the_symbol_have_to_be?"><span class="tocnumber">11.15</span> <span class="toctext">2.15 What size does the symbol have to be?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.16_But_I_want_my_website_to_look_really_pretty!_Can_I_make_the_symbol_smaller_or_put_it_somewhere_else?"><span class="tocnumber">11.16</span> <span class="toctext">2.16 But I want my website to look really pretty! Can I make the symbol smaller or put it somewhere else?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2.17_What_does_%22no_endorsement_by_or_affiliation_with_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%22_mean?"><span class="tocnumber">11.17</span> <span class="toctext">2.17 What does "no endorsement by or affiliation with the Wikimedia Foundation" mean?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#3_Using_the_Wikimedia_Marks_without_asking_permission"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">3 Using the Wikimedia Marks without asking permission</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.1_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_when_I_can_use_the_marks_on_the_Wikimedia_sites?"><span class="tocnumber">12.1</span> <span class="toctext">3.1 Can you give me some examples of when I can use the marks on the Wikimedia sites?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.2_What_events_are_not_%22community-focused%22?"><span class="tocnumber">12.2</span> <span class="toctext">3.2 What events are not "community-focused"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.3_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_community-focused_events?"><span class="tocnumber">12.3</span> <span class="toctext">3.3 Can you give me some examples of community-focused events?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.4_If_my_event_is_community-focused,_which_marks_can_I_use?"><span class="tocnumber">12.4</span> <span class="toctext">3.4 If my event is community-focused, which marks can I use?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_outreach_work?"><span class="tocnumber">12.5</span> <span class="toctext">3.5 Can you give me some examples of outreach work?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.6_What_are_educational_materials?"><span class="tocnumber">12.6</span> <span class="toctext">3.6 What are educational materials?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.7_What_about_representing_the_community_in_an_institution?"><span class="tocnumber">12.7</span> <span class="toctext">3.7 What about representing the community in an institution?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.8_There_is_a_Wikimedia_Community_logo?"><span class="tocnumber">12.8</span> <span class="toctext">3.8 There is a Wikimedia Community logo?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.9_What_does_fair_use_mean?"><span class="tocnumber">12.9</span> <span class="toctext">3.9 What does fair use mean?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.10_Can_you_give_me_more_examples_of_fair_use?"><span class="tocnumber">12.10</span> <span class="toctext">3.10 Can you give me more examples of fair use?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.11_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_uses_that_are_not_fair_use?"><span class="tocnumber">12.11</span> <span class="toctext">3.11 Can you give me some examples of uses that are not fair use?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.12_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_nominative_use?"><span class="tocnumber">12.12</span> <span class="toctext">3.12 Can you give me examples of nominative use?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.13_Can_I_use_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_my_news_or_magazine_article_or_news_on_TV?"><span class="tocnumber">12.13</span> <span class="toctext">3.13 Can I use a logo or a screenshot in my news or magazine article or news on TV?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.14_Can_I_include_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_a_blog_post_or_a_status_update?"><span class="tocnumber">12.14</span> <span class="toctext">3.14 Can I include a logo or a screenshot in a blog post or a status update?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.15_Can_I_use_a_trademark_in_my_username,_avatar,_or_icon?"><span class="tocnumber">12.15</span> <span class="toctext">3.15 Can I use a trademark in my username, avatar, or icon?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.16_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_artistic,_literary,_and_other_non-commercial_uses?"><span class="tocnumber">12.16</span> <span class="toctext">3.16 Can you give me some examples of artistic, literary, and other non-commercial uses?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.17_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_linking_to_Wikimedia_sites?"><span class="tocnumber">12.17</span> <span class="toctext">3.17 Can you give me examples of linking to Wikimedia sites?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.18_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_Wikimedia_sites_using_QR_codes?"><span class="tocnumber">12.18</span> <span class="toctext">3.18 Can I use the marks to link to Wikimedia sites using QR codes?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.19_What_kind_of_stuff_can_I_make?"><span class="tocnumber">12.19</span> <span class="toctext">3.19 What kind of stuff can I make?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.20_Can_I_sell_merchandise_as_long_as_I_do_not_make_any_profit?"><span class="tocnumber">12.20</span> <span class="toctext">3.20 Can I sell merchandise as long as I do not make any profit?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.21_Can_I_make_stuff_for_others?"><span class="tocnumber">12.21</span> <span class="toctext">3.21 Can I make stuff for others?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.22_What_about_commercial_merchandise?"><span class="tocnumber">12.22</span> <span class="toctext">3.22 What about commercial merchandise?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.23_Can_I_ask_commercial_vendors_to_create_custom_items_for_me_that_use_Wikimedia_marks?"><span class="tocnumber">12.23</span> <span class="toctext">3.23 Can I ask commercial vendors to create custom items for me that use Wikimedia marks?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.24_Is_it_okay_to_commission_someone_else_to_create_lots_of_items_with_the_Wikimedia_marks_for_meet-ups_and_similar_events?"><span class="tocnumber">12.24</span> <span class="toctext">3.24 Is it okay to commission someone else to create lots of items with the Wikimedia marks for meet-ups and similar events?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#3.25_Can_I_use_high-resolution_logos_on_commercial_merchandise?"><span class="tocnumber">12.25</span> <span class="toctext">3.25 Can I use high-resolution logos on commercial merchandise?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#4_Special_uses_that_require_permission_2"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">4 Special uses that require permission</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.1_If_I_need_permission,_will_I_have_to_pay_for_a_license?"><span class="tocnumber">13.1</span> <span class="toctext">4.1 If I need permission, will I have to pay for a license?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.2_Do_I_need_permission_for_every_photo_contest?"><span class="tocnumber">13.2</span> <span class="toctext">4.2 Do I need permission for every photo contest?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.3_Can_I_print_out_t-shirts_with_the_Wikimedia_logo_to_give_out_as_prizes_for_the_photo_contest?"><span class="tocnumber">13.3</span> <span class="toctext">4.3 Can I print out t-shirts with the Wikimedia logo to give out as prizes for the photo contest?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.4_How_can_I_use_the_marks_as_a_Wikipedian_in_Residence?"><span class="tocnumber">13.4</span> <span class="toctext">4.4 How can I use the marks as a Wikipedian in Residence?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.5_Can_you_give_an_example_of_cybersquatting?"><span class="tocnumber">13.5</span> <span class="toctext">4.5 Can you give an example of cybersquatting?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.6_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_as_part_of_my_domain?"><span class="tocnumber">13.6</span> <span class="toctext">4.6 Can I use a Wikimedia mark as part of my domain?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.7_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_if_I_use_a_different_top-level_domain?"><span class="tocnumber">13.7</span> <span class="toctext">4.7 Can I use a Wikimedia mark if I use a different top-level domain?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.8_But_I_want_to_set_up_a_special_domain_myself!"><span class="tocnumber">13.8</span> <span class="toctext">4.8 But I want to set up a special domain myself!</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.9_What_does_%22public_event%22_mean?"><span class="tocnumber">13.9</span> <span class="toctext">4.9 What does "public event" mean?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.10_What_event_uses_require_permission?"><span class="tocnumber">13.10</span> <span class="toctext">4.10 What event uses require permission?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.11_Are_there_any_exceptions_to_when_events_require_permission?"><span class="tocnumber">13.11</span> <span class="toctext">4.11 Are there any exceptions to when events require permission?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.12_What_is_a_%22publication%22?"><span class="tocnumber">13.12</span> <span class="toctext">4.12 What is a "publication"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.13_Can_I_write_a_book_about_Wikipedia?"><span class="tocnumber">13.13</span> <span class="toctext">4.13 Can I write a book about Wikipedia?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.14_Does_this_also_apply_to_handbooks,_like_%22A_beginner's_guide_to_Wikipedia%22,_aimed_at_community_members?"><span class="tocnumber">13.14</span> <span class="toctext">4.14 Does this also apply to handbooks, like "A beginner's guide to Wikipedia", aimed at community members?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.15_Does_it_make_a_difference_if_the_book_is_being_published_by_an_educational_publisher?"><span class="tocnumber">13.15</span> <span class="toctext">4.15 Does it make a difference if the book is being published by an educational publisher?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.16_Do_I_need_permission_to_show_the_Wikipedia_marks_in_a_film_I_am_making_for_my_school_project?"><span class="tocnumber">13.16</span> <span class="toctext">4.16 Do I need permission to show the Wikipedia marks in a film I am making for my school project?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.17_Will_I_have_to_donate_a_portion_of_the_retail_price_for_commercial_merchandise?"><span class="tocnumber">13.17</span> <span class="toctext">4.17 Will I have to donate a portion of the retail price for commercial merchandise?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.18_What_do_I_have_to_say_if_I_am_donating_a_portion_of_my_proceeds_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?"><span class="tocnumber">13.18</span> <span class="toctext">4.18 What do I have to say if I am donating a portion of my proceeds to the Wikimedia Foundation?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.19_Where_should_I_state_how_much_of_my_proceeds_will_be_donated?"><span class="tocnumber">13.19</span> <span class="toctext">4.19 Where should I state how much of my proceeds will be donated?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#4.20_Do_I_need_to_mention_donations_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_if_I_do_not_donate_anything_at_all?"><span class="tocnumber">13.20</span> <span class="toctext">4.20 Do I need to mention donations to the Wikimedia Foundation if I do not donate anything at all?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#5_Prohibited_uses_2"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">5 Prohibited uses</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5.1_Can_I_make_a_fake_Wikipedia_article_if_it_is_intended_as_a_joke?"><span class="tocnumber">14.1</span> <span class="toctext">5.1 Can I make a fake Wikipedia article if it is intended as a joke?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5.2_How_do_I_distinguish_between_a_prohibited_mimicking_site_and_a_parody_site?"><span class="tocnumber">14.2</span> <span class="toctext">5.2 How do I distinguish between a prohibited mimicking site and a parody site?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5.3_How_do_I_avoid_mimicking_Wikimedia_sites_when_I_use_the_MediaWiki_software?"><span class="tocnumber">14.3</span> <span class="toctext">5.3 How do I avoid mimicking Wikimedia sites when I use the MediaWiki software?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5.4_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_a_mirror_of_a_Wikimedia_site?"><span class="tocnumber">14.4</span> <span class="toctext">5.4 Can I use the marks to link to a mirror of a Wikimedia site?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#5.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_misrepresentation_with_respect_to_the_marks?"><span class="tocnumber">14.5</span> <span class="toctext">5.5 Can you give me some examples of misrepresentation with respect to the marks?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#6_Reporting_Trademark_Misuse"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">6 Reporting Trademark Misuse</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#6.1_How_do_you_fight_trademark_infringement?"><span class="tocnumber">15.1</span> <span class="toctext">6.1 How do you fight trademark infringement?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#6.2_Who_is_responsible_for_enforcing_Wikimedia's_trademarks?"><span class="tocnumber">15.2</span> <span class="toctext">6.2 Who is responsible for enforcing Wikimedia's trademarks?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#6.3_What_happens_when_you_receive_a_report_of_a_potential_trademark_infringement?"><span class="tocnumber">15.3</span> <span class="toctext">6.3 What happens when you receive a report of a potential trademark infringement?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#6.4_Can_I_send_a_cease_and_desist_letter_on_behalf_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_when_I_find_misuse?"><span class="tocnumber">15.4</span> <span class="toctext">6.4 Can I send a cease and desist letter on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation when I find misuse?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#7_Revision_of_the_trademark_policy"><span class="tocnumber">16</span> <span class="toctext">7 Revision of the trademark policy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#7.1_Why_can_you_just_change_the_FAQ_section?"><span class="tocnumber">16.1</span> <span class="toctext">7.1 Why can you just change the FAQ section?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#7.2_What_if_I_do_not_agree_with_the_changes_to_the_policy?"><span class="tocnumber">16.2</span> <span class="toctext">7.2 What if I do not agree with the changes to the policy?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#8_Other_questions"><span class="tocnumber">17</span> <span class="toctext">8 Other questions</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#8.1_What_is_%22naked_licensing%22?"><span class="tocnumber">17.1</span> <span class="toctext">8.1 What is "naked licensing"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#8.2_What_are_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines?"><span class="tocnumber">17.2</span> <span class="toctext">8.2 What are the Visual Identity Guidelines?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#8.3_How_do_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines_relate_to_the_trademark_policy?"><span class="tocnumber">17.3</span> <span class="toctext">8.3 How do the Visual Identity Guidelines relate to the trademark policy?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#8.4_What_if_I_have_more_questions?"><span class="tocnumber">17.4</span> <span class="toctext">8.4 What if I have more questions?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to?"><span id="1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to.3F"></span><span id="policy-applyto"></span><span id="trademark-scope"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/45px-TM_license.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/68px-TM_license.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TM_license.svg/90px-TM_license.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span> 1 What does this policy apply to?</h2></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='1.1_The_"Wikimedia_marks"'><span id="1.1_The_.22Wikimedia_marks.22"></span><span id="policy-wikimediamarks"></span>1.1 The "Wikimedia marks"</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>This policy applies to all trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation. The trademarks are both registered and unregistered trademarks, including <a href="#FAQ-nonstylizedwordmark">non-stylized wordmarks</a> and the <a href="#FAQ-tradedress">trade dress</a> of each Wikimedia site. See also a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_trademarks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia trademarks">non-exhaustive list of our trademarks</a>. In this policy, we refer to them as the "Wikimedia marks" or just "marks." </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-policyapplies" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='1.2_"Use"_of_the_Wikimedia_marks'><span id="1.2_.22Use.22_of_the_Wikimedia_marks"></span>1.2 "Use" of the Wikimedia marks</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>This Policy applies whenever you want to use the Wikimedia marks. <a href="#policy-howtouse">Section 2</a> of this policy applies to all uses of the marks. Other sections apply only to uses that <a href="#policy-whenuseinstantly">do not require separate permission</a>, uses that <a href="#policy-specialpermission">require a trademark license</a>, or uses <a href="#policy-wmorgs">under agreements</a> held by chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups that are recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation. If some term in your trademark license is inconsistent with this policy, you should follow the license terms. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='1.3_"We"_or_the_"Wikimedia_Foundation"'><span id="1.3_.22We.22_or_the_.22Wikimedia_Foundation.22"></span>1.3 "We" or the "Wikimedia Foundation"</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>This Policy regulates the use of marks held by the Wikimedia Foundation. Sometimes, this policy simply refers to the Wikimedia Foundation as "we." </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='1.4_"You"'><span id="1.4_.22You.22"></span>1.4 "You"</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>This Policy applies to "you" if you want to use the Wikimedia marks and explains how you may use them. You may be a Wikimedia community member, chapter, thematic organization, or user group. You may also be an unrelated individual or organization. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1.4.1_Community_members"><span id="policy-communitymembers"></span>1.4.1 Community members</h4></div> <p>The Wikimedia community includes everyone who contributes to a Wikimedia site in furtherance of our mission. It also includes members and staff of chapters, thematic organizations, user groups, and the Wikimedia Foundation. </p><p>The members of the Wikimedia community share a common <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mission_statement" title="Special:MyLanguage/Mission statement">mission</a> of creating and distributing free educational content. They are the core of the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia movement</a>. Accordingly, community members may freely use the <a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo.svg" title="File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg">Wikimedia Community logo</a>. They are also <a href="#policy-onwmsites">free to use all Wikimedia marks on the Wikimedia sites</a> and for <a href="#policy-communityfocused">Wikimedia community-focused events</a>, as well as <a href="#policy-outreach">outreach work</a> without obtaining a trademark license. Community members can also easily fill out a <a href="#QuickLicense">Quick License</a> for certain other community uses, such as Wikimedia photo events. We generally give priority to community requests for uses that <a href="#policy-domains">require an ordinary trademark license</a>. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-communitymember" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1.4.2_Chapters,_user_groups,_and_thematic_organizations"><span id="1.4.2_Chapters.2C_user_groups.2C_and_thematic_organizations"></span><span id="policy-wmorgs"></span>1.4.2 Chapters, user groups, and thematic organizations</h4></div> <p>Chapters, user groups, and thematic organizations recognized by Wikimedia Foundation are called "movement organizations". They are independent from the Wikimedia Foundation and support and promote the Wikimedia sites. These groups enter into agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, which allow them to use certain Wikimedia marks. Any use should primarily further Wikimedia's <a href="/wiki/Mission_statement" title="Mission statement">mission</a>. To use the marks beyond the specified scope of its agreement, an organization can ask for a separate trademark license or simply comply with this policy when the use does not require a license. An organization can, of course, always select its own names, logos, and domain names. It does not have to use our marks. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-moveorgsfreely" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1.4.3_Other_organizations_or_individuals"><span id="policy-others"></span>1.4.3 Other organizations or individuals</h4></div> <p>Wikimedia sites are so well known that authors and script writers frequently want to portray them in books and movies. Similarly, other companies may want to reuse content from Wikimedia sites in web or mobile applications. In doing so, these individuals and companies may want to display our marks in movies, books, apps, or other media. </p><p>As long as users are not confused about the source of those works, this type of use can promote the Wikimedia sites and mission by expanding the reach of free knowledge and potentially recruiting new Wikimedia community members. But it is important that the Wikimedia marks are not misleadingly used to market others' products because that will confuse Wikimedia users. We therefore have to be careful when licensing the marks for these purposes. For example, when licensing the marks to an organization that has its own logo, we need to make sure that it does not display any Wikimedia mark more prominently than its own logo or name. It is helpful to always have a proper separation between the organization's name and logo and any Wikimedia mark. Users should clearly see that the organization's products or services are provided by that other organization rather than the Wikimedia Foundation. Such use is never allowed without a trademark license. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='1.5_"Mission"'><span id="1.5_.22Mission.22"></span>1.5 "Mission"</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>The Wikimedia marks should be used only for activities that promote our <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mission_statement" title="Special:MyLanguage/Mission statement">mission</a>, which is to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally." </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2_How_to_use_the_Wikimedia_marks"><span id="policy-howtouse"></span><span id="trademark-how"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/45px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/68px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/90px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span>2 How to use the Wikimedia marks</h2></div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>Please follow the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a> whenever you use the marks whether <a href="#policy-specialpermission">with</a> or <a href="#policy-whenuseinstantly">without</a> a trademark license. Whenever you use the Wikimedia marks, please note the following: </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2.1_Proper_form"><span id="policy-properform"></span>2.1 Proper form</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use the wordmarks as a proper name (e.g., "Wikidata is great") or as an adjective (e.g., "the Wikimedia sites are awesome"). This includes any of the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia/Versions" class="extiw" title="m:Wikipedia/Versions">official translations and transliterations</a> of the Wikimedia marks. </p><p>On the Wikimedia sites, you may use the marks in any form. You may create <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_MediaWiki_logos" class="extiw" title="c:Category:SVG MediaWiki logos">remixes</a> of the wordmarks and logos, abbreviate them, and add to them. </p><p>Outside the Wikimedia sites, you may only use Wikimedia wordmarks in their full form and properly capitalized (e.g., "Wikibooks"). The logos should not be modified without separate permission from the Wikimedia Foundation. We need to make sure that the logos remain distinctive from other marks. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-smallerlogo" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2.2_Notice_or_trademark_symbol"><span id="policy-noticesymbol"></span>2.2 Notice or trademark symbol</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>When reasonable, please include this notice when you use a mark outside the Wikimedia sites: </p><p>"[Wikimedia Wordmark / name of logo as listed <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_official_marks" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikimedia official marks">here</a>] is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation and is used with the permission of the Wikimedia Foundation. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation." </p><p>The notice should appear near the first use of a Wikimedia mark. One notice is enough if you display multiple marks, provided the notice refers to all of them. You do not need to display this notice if you are using the Community logo under <a href="#policy-communitylogo">Section 3.4</a>. </p><p>If the mark will primarily appear on a mobile screen or another medium with limited visual space, you may instead use a trademark symbol (™) with the mark to show that it is a Wikimedia trademark. For size and location of the trademark symbol, please see the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a>. When you use a symbol due to limited space and there are additional pages to your material, please include the notice in the text of a prominent page (e.g., most mobile apps have an "about us" section and may display terms during installation). </p><p>Regardless of whether you use a notice or a trademark symbol to identify your use of Wikimedia marks, please make sure that your use does not suggest endorsement by or affiliation with the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-wheretmnotice" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="3_When_you_may_use_the_Wikimedia_marks_without_asking_us"><span id="policy-whenuseinstantly"></span><span id="trademark-allowed"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/45px-Allowed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/68px-Allowed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Allowed.svg/90px-Allowed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span> 3 When you may use the Wikimedia marks without asking us</h2></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.1_Use_of_trademarks_on_the_Wikimedia_sites"><span id="policy-onwmsites"></span>3.1 Use of trademarks on the Wikimedia sites</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use and <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_MediaWiki_logos" class="extiw" title="c:Category:SVG MediaWiki logos">remix</a> the Wikimedia marks on the Wikimedia sites as you please. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-withoutpermission" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.2_Community-focused_events"><span id="policy-communityfocused"></span>3.2 Community-focused events</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use the trademarks for events that promote our mission and are intended to be predominantly attended by Wikimedia community members. These are events like hackathons, editor meetups, photographer excursions, and <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCon" class="extiw" title="de:Wikipedia:WikiCon">WikiCons</a>. </p><p>For example, you can put the Wikipedia puzzle globe logo on banners and posters at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:How to run an edit-a-thon">edit-a-thon</a> you have organized. </p><p><a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GLAM" class="extiw" title="outreach:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM">GLAM</a> initiatives and photo contests require a Quick License under <a href="#QuickLicense">Section 4.1</a>. </p><p>This provision does not allow you to use the marks for fundraising. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-notcommunityfocused" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.3_Outreach_and_recruiting_new_contributors"><span id="policy-outreach"></span>3.3 Outreach and recruiting new contributors</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use the marks consistent with our mission to educate people about the Wikimedia sites and to recruit new contributors, as long as you make it clear that you do not work for the Wikimedia Foundation. You can create educational material or banners to decorate a public fair stand or to publicize an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:How to run an edit-a-thon">edit-a-thon</a>. </p><p>This provision does not allow you to use the marks for fundraising. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-outreachexamples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.4_Community_logo_use"><span id="policy-communitylogo"></span>3.4 Community logo use</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>The <a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo.svg" title="File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg">Wikimedia Community logo</a> can be used freely. But you may not file trademark applications incorporating the logo. The Wikimedia community wants to ensure that the logo remains available for all to use. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-communitylogo" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.5_Discussing_something_other_than_Wikimedia_sites_(fair_use)"><span id="3.5_Discussing_something_other_than_Wikimedia_sites_.28fair_use.29"></span><span id="policy-fairuse"></span>3.5 Discussing something other than Wikimedia sites (fair use)</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>Wordmarks can sometimes have a primary meaning, in addition to representing a brand (like the words "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apple" class="extiw" title="wikt:apple">apple</a>" or "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facebook" class="extiw" title="wikt:facebook">facebook</a>"). Our wordmarks were not real words before our projects were created. But we will interpret fair use broadly to include the use of our wordmarks when you clearly mean to talk about something other than the Wikimedia sites. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-fairuseexamples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.6_Refer_to_Wikimedia_sites_(nominative_use)"><span id="3.6_Refer_to_Wikimedia_sites_.28nominative_use.29"></span><span id="policy-nominativeuse"></span>3.6 Refer to Wikimedia sites (nominative use)</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You can use the non-stylized wordmarks (e.g., "Wikipedia") to describe: </p> <ul><li>A Wikimedia site or another aspect of the Wikimedia movement in a text (e.g., "I love reading about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_ball" class="extiw" title="en:Coal ball"> coal balls</a> on Wikipedia").</li> <li>A derivative work of Wikimedia content in a way that is not misleading (e.g., "the encyclopedic content on this site is derived from Wikipedia").</li></ul> <p><span id="policy-linkstous"></span>You may use all Wikimedia marks on your own website as a hyperlink to the Wikimedia sites. The use of logos in hyperlinks should follow the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a> (e.g., the marks may be resized, but not modified in any other way). </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-nominativeuseexamples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>Here are some other specific cases of nominative use: </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.6.1_News_reporting"><span id="policy-news"></span>3.6.1 News reporting</h4></div> <p>You may use the Wikimedia marks to make truthful statements about the Wikimedia sites in news reports and commentary. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-logonewsarticle" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.6.2_Personal_blogs_and_social_media"><span id="policy-blogssm"></span>3.6.2 Personal blogs and social media</h4></div> <p>You may use the Wikimedia marks to make or illustrate truthful statements about the Wikimedia sites in personal blogs and social media. But please do not do it to imply endorsement by or affiliation with the Wikimedia Foundation. To avoid confusion, do not use the Wikimedia logos in the background, as your profile image, or in the header of your blog, in the name of your blog, or in your social media username. This section is not meant to restrict your use of the Community logo under <a href="#policy-communitylogo">Section 3.4</a>. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-logoblogssm" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.6.3_Artistic,_scientific,_literary,_political,_and_other_non-commercial_uses"><span id="3.6.3_Artistic.2C_scientific.2C_literary.2C_political.2C_and_other_non-commercial_uses"></span><span id="policy-noncommercial"></span>3.6.3 Artistic, scientific, literary, political, and other non-commercial uses</h4></div> <p>You can use the Wikimedia marks to discuss the Wikimedia sites in artistic, scientific, literary, and political works. </p><p>But please send us a request if you want to place a Wikimedia mark on the cover of your book, display a Wikimedia mark in a movie, or organize an event or presentation that could be interpreted to be endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please see <a href="#policy-specialpermission">Section 4</a>. </p><p>You may use the marks in satire or jokes. To avoid confusing users that your work is affiliated with the Wikimedia sites, it may be helpful to mark your work as "satire" or "parody." </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-noncommercialexamples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3.7_Make_your_own_branded_stuff"><span id="policy-owngoods"></span>3.7 Make your own branded stuff</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may create things with the marks for your own use. These can be <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_T-shirts" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia T-shirts">t-shirts</a>, caps, desktop wallpapers, lanyards and even <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_cakes" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia cakes">cakes</a>! But please do not sell them, and make sure that your design follows the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a>. If you want to sell your branded stuff, you may request a license under <a href="#policy-commercialmerch">Section 4.6</a>. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-personalmerch" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="4_Special_uses_that_require_permission"><span id="policy-specialpermission"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/45px-Orange_question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/68px-Orange_question.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Orange_question.svg/90px-Orange_question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span>4 Special uses that require permission</h2></div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>All uses that are not allowed under <a href="#policy-whenuseinstantly">Section 3</a> or prohibited by <a href="#policy-mirrors">Section 5</a> of this policy require a trademark license. This section discusses only the most common uses that require a license. </p><p>When you use our marks under a trademark license, you need to comply with its terms as well as with this trademark policy. If some term in your license is inconsistent with this policy, you should follow that license term. Movement organizations will only need a separate license when the use is not already authorized by their organizational agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation or this policy. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-specialpermission" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.1_Quick_License_for_special_community_uses"><span id="QuickLicense"></span>4.1 Quick License for special community uses</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>A Quick License is a simple trademark license for common community uses, like Wiki Loves Monuments and GLAM-Wiki initiatives. It is <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark_policy/Quick_License" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark policy/Quick License">available on Meta-Wiki</a>. You can start using the marks as stated in the Quick License as soon as you email a filled-in Quick License to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org">trademarks@wikimedia.org</a>. There is no need to wait for approval. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-specialpermission" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.1.1_Photo_contests"><span id="policy-photocontests"></span>4.1.1 Photo contests</h4></div> <p>Photo contests allow people to submit freely licensed original photographs to Wikimedia Commons to compete for the best image. You can obtain a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark_policy/Quick_License" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark policy/Quick License">Quick License</a> for flyers, posters, slide presentations, websites, and social media for a photo contest. If you are a <a href="#policy-wmorgs">movement organization</a>, you may already have an agreement that covers photo contests. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-contests" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.1.2_GLAM-Wiki_initiatives"><span id="policy-glam"></span>4.1.2 GLAM-Wiki initiatives</h4></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use the marks in a collaboration with someone outside of the Wikimedia movement with a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark/License/GLAM" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark/License/GLAM">Quick License</a>. This license applies to <a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GLAM" class="extiw" title="outreach:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM">collaborations with parks, museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions</a> to share their information with the world through the Wikimedia sites. If you are a <a href="#policy-wmorgs">movement organization</a>, you may already have an agreement that covers GLAM-Wiki initiatives. </p><p>Some GLAM initiatives include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Wikipedian_in_Residence" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Wikipedian in Residence">Wikipedians in Residence</a> – Wikipedia contributors who work with a specific GLAM to develop the organization's relationship with Wikipedia. Please use a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark_policy/Quick_License" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademark policy/Quick License">Quick License</a> to represent yourself as a Wikipedian in Residence on online professional profiles, your personal blog, and social media, as long as your work is consistent with the mission. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-4qrcodes" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.2_Domain_names"><span id="policy-domains"></span>4.2 Domain names</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You need permission to register or use a domain name that contains a Wikimedia mark in it. Do not register a domain that looks or sounds similar to a Wikimedia mark or includes a misspelled Wikimedia mark, because that can confuse Wikimedia users. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-cybersquatting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.3_Events_and_conferences"><span id="policy-events"></span>4.3 Events and conferences</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You need a trademark license if you plan to host a public event or a conference that uses a Wikimedia mark. </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th><div style="background:#f1f1fd;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">You should include the following information when requesting a license to use our marks in an event.</div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ol><li>What is the proposed title of the event?</li> <li>Who is hosting, sponsoring, or coordinating the event?</li> <li>Include contact information (and Wikimedia username if relevant) for the person organizing the event.</li> <li>Is the event organized for community members?</li> <li>What is the topic of the event?</li> <li>The location, date, and duration of the event.</li> <li>Include handouts, examples, mockups, or other descriptions of the proposed use.</li></ol> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>When you obtain a trademark license, it will apply only to the specific event in your request. You will need to apply for a new license if you want to host another event. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-publicevent" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.4_Publications"><span id="policy-publications"></span>4.4 Publications</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You need a trademark license if you want to use a Wikimedia mark in a publication, unless your use qualifies as <a href="#policy-fairuse">fair</a> or <a href="#policy-nominativeuse">nominative use</a> under U.S. trademark law or other applicable foreign laws. </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th><div style="background:#f1f1fd;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">You should include the following information when requesting a license to use our marks in a publication.</div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ol><li>What is the proposed title of the publication?</li> <li>Contact information (and Wikimedia username if relevant) for the applicant.</li> <li>Who is the author, editor, and publisher of the publication?</li> <li>For fiction, what is the storyline?</li> <li>How do you want to use and discuss the mark?</li> <li>Include screenshots of the pages in your publication that includes or discusses the mark. (For a book, where in the book will the mark appear?)</li> <li>If your publication will display a screenshot of a Wikimedia site, please include that as well.</li> <li>Will the publication be in hard copy, an e-book, or some other type of medium?</li> <li>What is the print run and distribution area for the publication? How many editions will it have?</li></ol> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>When you obtain a trademark license, it will only apply to the specific publication in your request. You will need to apply for a new license if you want to make another publication. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-publications" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.5_Movies_&_TV_shows"><span id="4.5_Movies_.26_TV_shows"></span><span id="policy-moviestv"></span>4.5 Movies & TV shows</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You need a trademark license to use the Wikipedia logo in a movie, TV show episode, or online production. </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th><div style="background:#f1f1fd;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">You should include the following information when requesting a license to use our marks in a movie or TV show episode.</div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ol><li>What is the proposed title of the movie or TV show episode?</li> <li>Contact information (and Wikimedia username if relevant) for the applicant.</li> <li>The names of the screenwriter, director, producer, distributor, actors, and any interviewees (for documentaries).</li> <li>How will the Wikimedia mark be displayed or discussed? Include a screenshot of any Wikimedia site that you want to show.</li> <li>Include a script and any footage that has already been created. Unless discussed in the script, specify the location of the film and whether it will advertise a product in conjunction with the use of Wikimedia marks.</li> <li>Where, when, and how will the movie be distributed?</li> <li>How will it be advertised? Do you intend to display the Wikimedia marks on the advertisement?</li></ol> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>When you obtain a trademark license, it will only apply to the specific film, TV show episode, or online production in your request. You will need to apply for a new license if you want to shoot another film or TV show episode. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-schoolfilm" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4.6_Commercial_merchandise"><span id="policy-commercialmerch"></span>4.6 Commercial merchandise</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may make merchandise with the Wikimedia trademarks for commercial use, if: </p> <ul><li>You obtain a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trademark/Request_a_license_form" class="extiw" title="m:Trademark/Request a license form">trademark license</a> from the Wikimedia Foundation;</li> <li>You follow our Visual Identity Guidelines; and</li> <li>You truthfully advertise to customers how much of the selling price, if any, will be donated to Wikimedia sites.</li></ul> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-commercialmerch" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="5_Prohibited_uses"><span id="policy-prohibited"></span><span id="trademark-prohibited"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/45px-Not_allowed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/68px-Not_allowed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Not_allowed.svg/90px-Not_allowed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span> 5 Prohibited uses</h2></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5.1._Misleading_mirrors_and_mimicking_sites"><span id="policy-mirrors"></span>5.1. Misleading mirrors and mimicking sites</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>Please do not create a website that mimics the "look and feel" of a Wikimedia site. This especially applies to imitated Wikipedia articles. If you have a good reason to create a mimicking site, please contact us at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org">trademarks@wikimedia.org</a>. </p><p>You do not need to contact us if you just want to use the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki" class="extiw" title="mw:MediaWiki">MediaWiki software</a> to create a wiki or if your mimicking site is clearly a <a href="#policy-noncommercial">parody</a>. </p><p>If you create a mirror, make sure to comply with the relevant licenses for the content. Avoid copying links to Wikimedia policies and contact details. Please do not use the Wikimedia marks in a mirror of a Wikimedia site. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-fakearticle" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5.2_Linking_to_non-Wikimedia_sites"><span id="policy-linkstoothers"></span>5.2 Linking to non-Wikimedia sites</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>You may use Wikimedia marks to link to Wikimedia sites only. Please refer to <a href="#policy-linkstous">Links to Wikimedia sites</a> if you want to link to a Wikimedia site from your website. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-linkmirror" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5.3_Misrepresentation"><span id="policy-misrepresentation"></span>5.3 Misrepresentation</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>When you use a Wikimedia mark under this policy, please use it to represent only the project for which it stands. Please do not create the impression that your use is in any way endorsed, sponsored by, or is part of the Wikimedia Foundation. This section also applies when you are granted a license to use a mark that does not permit you to suggest such an endorsement. </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-misrepresentation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="6_Trademark_Misuse"><span id="trademark-violation"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/45px-Abuse.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/68px-Abuse.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Abuse.svg/90px-Abuse.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span> 6 Trademark Misuse</h2></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6.1_Reporting_misuse"><span id="policy-reporting"></span>6.1 Reporting misuse</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>Fighting trademark misuse is very important. We put a <a href="#FAQ-reportingabuse">lot of effort</a> into going after cases of trademark infringement because we want to protect the valuable trademark rights the community has created. If you see a mark being used in any way that could be infringing, please tell us! Just send an email to <code><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:legal-tm-vio@wikimedia.org">legal-tm-vio@wikimedia.org</a></code>. We really appreciate your help! </p> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-reportingabuse" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6.2_Revoking_permission_for_misuses"><span id="policy-revokepermission"></span>6.2 Revoking permission for misuses</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>We may revoke the right to use the Wikimedia marks under this policy at any time by providing notice in any manner if we determine that a trademark use is inconsistent with our mission or could harm community members, movement organizations, or the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="7_Revision_and_Translation_of_the_trademark_policy"><span id="policy-revision"></span><span id="trademark-revision"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/45px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/68px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Revision_of_policy.svg/90px-Revision_of_policy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="37"></span></span></span>7 Revision and Translation of the trademark policy</h2></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7.1_This_trademark_policy_can_be_revised_as_follows:">7.1 This trademark policy can be revised as follows:</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <ul><li>We will propose major changes to the community in three languages selected by us. We will give notice of the proposed revision on the Wikimedia sites and in an email to <a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l">WikimediaAnnounce-L</a> or a similar mailing list. The community can then comment for at least 30 days.</li> <li>For minor changes or changes required by law, when possible we will provide three days' notice to <a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l">WikimediaAnnounce-L</a> or a similar mailing list. Minor changes include language fixes, administrative changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements.</li> <li>This section does not apply to the user-friendly summary, the FAQs, the purpose statement for the trademark policy, the trademark request form, and the violation reporting form. They are not part of this trademark policy and can always be revised without notice.</li></ul> <div style="float:right" class="nomobile"> <div style="margin-bottom: -1em; text-align: center; background-color: #347bff; color: #FFFFFF; min-width: 2.5em; border-radius: 3px; padding: .25em; font-size: 1em;"><span title="Frequently asked questions"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#FAQ-revision" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy/Frequently asked questions"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">FAQ</span></a></span></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7.2_Translation_of_the_trademark_policy"><span id="policy-translation"></span><span id="trademark-translation"></span>7.2 Translation of the trademark policy</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>If there are any differences in meaning between the original English version of this trademark policy and a translation, you should follow the original English version. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> <div style="float: left; line-height: 1.25; width: 22.5%; margin: 1em 0 0 0" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7.3_Questions"><span id="policy-questions"></span><span id="trademark-questions"></span>7.3 Questions</h3></div> </div> <div style="float: right; margin: 1em 0 0 0; width: 75%;" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <p>Please do not hesitate to contact us at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org">trademarks@wikimedia.org</a> if you are not sure whether your use is in compliance with this policy or local trademark laws. </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><br><br> </p> </div></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-width-reset mobile-padding-reset mobile-margin-reset" style="margin:2em;border:2px dotted #CCC;border-radius: 2em;;padding:2em"> <div style="text-align:center"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_purpose_of_our_trademark_policy"><span id="trademark-purpose"></span><span style="font-size:1.8em"><b>The purpose of our trademark policy</b></span></h2></div> <p><i>This statement is not a part of the trademark policy. It is not even a legal document.<br>It simply explains the background for our new trademark policy.</i> </p> </div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_official_marks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia official marks">Wikimedia marks</a> represent the goodwill created by the many volunteers that make up the Wikimedia community. That is why internet users can trust that sites bearing Wikimedia marks contain free and neutral educational content developed by committed Wikimedians through good faith collaboration. Ensuring that the Wikimedia marks are only used consistently with our <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/mission/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:about/mission/">mission</a> helps protect the community's hard work and the reputation of the Wikimedia sites. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1._The_trademark_policy_balances_two_community_interests.">1. The trademark policy balances two community interests.</h3></div> <p>The decentralized nature of the Wikimedia sites allows passionate contributors all over the globe to serve the mission of free knowledge. The first interest is therefore to ensure that contributors can easily use the Wikimedia marks in their work. The second interest is to protect the reputation of the Wikimedia marks. The marks signify educational content generated through an open and collaborative process. The reputation of the marks is particularly important given that the content that they represent is delivered digitally over the internet and could easily be misrepresented to the unwary user. </p><p>In order to serve the Wikimedia community interests, we need to apply trademark law creatively. The principles of trademark law were not developed with our unique organizational model in mind. But our goal is to make trademark protection work smoothly for our community. The trademark policy therefore respects the demands of trademark law while facilitating the use of the marks by the Wikimedia community. </p><p><span id="why-use-tm-purpose"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2._Why_use_trademarks?"><span id="2._Why_use_trademarks.3F"></span>2. Why use trademarks?</h3></div> <p>Trademarks allow a user to trust her or his intuition that a mark she or he recognizes will in fact lead her or him to the work that she or he is seeking. Trademark protection is not an intellectual property right that can be established or sold separately from the work that it represents. It is nowhere near as restrictive as copyright or patent protection. Those doctrines have demanded that we adopt open license approaches—such as Creative Commons and GNU GPL—to make the law better serve our mission. There is no equivalent open trademark license that we can adopt. Yet the unique contours of trademark law allow us to creatively make it work in our favor. It allows liberal re-use of Wikimedia content, while preserving the integrity of the Wikimedia sites. Because of our distinct trademarks, readers will instantly know which educational material has been created in the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/The_wiki_way" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/The wiki way">wiki way</a> by our community. <span id="tm-balance-purpose"></span> </p> <dl><dd><b>2.1 How trademark rights protect against misuse.</b></dd></dl> <dl><dd>Trademark rights help safeguard the marks that represent the Wikimedia movement from misuse. People may use the marks misleadingly because of the popularity of the Wikimedia sites. Some try to make their own websites or services more appealing by using our marks. Others misappropriate the marks or the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//www.technewsdaily.com/7719-wikipharmacy-spam.html">general appearance of the Wikimedia sites</a> to attract attention. But that attention is misguided because the marks are used to pass off work that is not genuine Wikimedia content. If we were to permit this, users may mistakenly believe that this inferior content was produced by the Wikimedia community and their opinion of the Wikimedia sites would dwindle.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>For example, nobody likes to see sham Wikipedia articles created solely to promote companies in a way that is inconsistent with our mission. Similarly, cybersquatters often try to register common misspellings and variations of the Wikimedia marks in domain names. They do so to redirect users looking for the Wikimedia sites to advertising and other unrelated content. They can, for example, lead users to sites designed to spread malware by encouraging them to click on a pop-up ad stating, "Congratulations! You are the millionth visitor!" They can also expose users to phishing scams by asking them to enter their password on a page that looks like a Wikimedia site. These are all examples of misuses that we can fight using trademark rights. We need to retain the right to pursue these kind of misuses to protect the hard work of the Wikimedia community.</dd></dl> <p><span id="why-use-purpose"></span> </p> <dl><dd><b>2.2 The importance of free speech in the trademark doctrine ensures that the Wikimedia trademarks do not interfere with free knowledge.</b></dd></dl> <dl><dd>Our mission of sharing knowledge relies on and encourages free speech. Trademark protection can exist in this ecosystem, as the doctrine leaves a lot of room for speech-related activities. For instance, the unique fair use doctrine under trademark law allows any use of a wordmark in a non-trademark sense (i.e. when the word could mean something other than the trademark). Trademark law also has a "nominative use" doctrine. This doctrine allows free uses of a mark to refer to the item branded with that name. Finally, trademark law also embraces use of marks in art and political speech. This spectrum of free uses of a trademark distinguishes this body of law from intellectual property rights like copyright and patent.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>By employing trademark protection over the Wikimedia marks, we do not impede these types of uses by anyone. Our liberal approval of trademark requests will further ensure that community members can easily use the Wikimedia marks to promote the <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/mission/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:about/mission/">mission</a>, even for non-fair use purposes.</dd></dl> <p><span id="purpose-maintainrights"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3._How_we_maintain_our_trademark_rights.">3. How we maintain our trademark rights.</h3></div> <p>To preserve the Wikimedia trademarks for the movement, we need to monitor for misuses and carefully license the marks. Misleading uses can weaken the connection between a mark and the goodwill that it represents, potentially resulting in loss of trademark rights. It could cause us to lose our ability to protect against other misleading or abusive uses. This is why it is important to keep track of the uses of the Wikimedia marks and to take action against misleading uses. </p><p>Similarly, trademark law requires trademark holders to monitor the quality of the work that is allowed to carry the trademarks under a license. Failure to control the quality through a license and monitoring can result in "<a href="#FAQNakedlicensing">naked licensing</a>," causing a trademark holder to lose its rights. It is therefore important to require a level of quality that reflects a quality of the Wikimedia sites and reputation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4._Facilitating_trademark_uses_that_promote_the_Wikimedia_mission.">4. Facilitating trademark uses that promote the Wikimedia mission.</h3></div> <p>While we have certain legal obligations, we do not want trademark requirements to be an obstacle for the work of the Wikimedia community. The trademark policy seeks to facilitate the ease of licensing Wikimedia marks. Many uses are also specifically permitted by the trademark policy and do not require separate permission. Other uses fall under the many fair use categories, which we also outline for users in the policy. </p><p>We are also thinking creatively about how we can make it easier for community members to use the marks to further the Wikimedia <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/mission/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:about/mission/">mission</a>. </p><p>To that end, we have introduced a liberal solution in the trademark policy for particular uses of Wikimedia marks called the "<a href="#QuickLicense">Quick License</a>." It is a Quick License because instead of requesting a license and waiting for it to be prepared, community members just need to fill it out and email it to <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">trademarks<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"></span></span>org</bdi>. While the Quick License makes trademark use easier for common community uses, it includes some measures to maintain trademark protection of the Wikimedia marks. The license includes a quality control requirement and a reservation of a right to terminate the license if a mark is used in a way that is inconsistent with the Wikimedia mission. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5._What_else_is_new?"><span id="5._What_else_is_new.3F"></span>5. What else is new?</h3></div> <p>Other than introducing a number of liberal solutions to assist community members in their work, the new trademark policy has very few substantive changes. We have focused on clarifying our trademark policy and practice as much as possible to make the use of the marks easier. Community members provided a lot of comments about trademark provisions that were previously ambiguous. We have worked to clarify those and other provisions in the new trademark policy and FAQs. We want the policy to be easily navigated and understood. We have therefore introduced a user-friendly summary at the beginning of the trademark policy that links to relevant provisions of the policy. We have also significantly expanded the FAQs and interlinked them with relevant provisions in the policy. The language of the policy and the FAQs was further tested under various <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readability_test#Readability_tests" class="extiw" title="en:Readability test">readability indices</a> to make sure that we wrote them in a straightforward way. Finally, we have introduced forms for requesting trademark licenses and reporting misuses that we hope will make those two processes smoother. </p><p><a href="#policy-applyto">Back to trademark policy</a>. </p> </div> <div style="margin:2px 0;background:#347bff;background:-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,from(#347bff),to(#FFF));background:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#347bff,#FFF);padding:4px"> <div style="background:#FFF;padding:1.5em"> <p><span id="trademark-faq"></span><span class="nomobile" style="font-size:2.5em"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/100px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/150px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Trademark_License_FAQ.svg/200px-Trademark_License_FAQ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="57" data-file-height="37"></span></span> <b>Frequently asked questions</b></span><br><i>These FAQs are not part of the trademark policy. They are not even a legal document. But we hope that you find them helpful.</i><span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;" dir="ltr"><b>:)</b></span> </p><p><br> </p> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="0_Trademark_policy_Introduction">0 Trademark policy Introduction</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='0.1_What_is_"trademark_protection"?'><span id="0.1_What_is_.22trademark_protection.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-tmprotection"></span>0.1 What is "trademark protection"?</h4></div> <p>Trademark law protects the association between a mark and the work, such as goods or services, that it represents. It is intended to protect users from confusion as to the source of certain work. Also, users who see a trademark rely on that association and will have expectations about the reputation and level of quality and level of service comparable to what they have come to expect from the other work provided under the marks. Therefore, trademarks are very powerful and valuable tools that embody the Wikimedia Foundation and its community members' reputation and serve as a "shorthand" way for users to recognize a work, product, or service. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='0.2_What_are_the_"Wikimedia_sites"?'><span id="0.2_What_are_the_.22Wikimedia_sites.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-whataresites"></span>0.2 What are the "Wikimedia sites"?</h4></div> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation runs several free software and free content sites, some of which are listed here: <a href="/wiki/Special:SiteMatrix" title="Special:SiteMatrix">Our projects</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to?_2"><span id="1_What_does_this_policy_apply_to.3F_2"></span><span id="FAQ-policyapplies"></span>1 What does this policy apply to?</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='1.1_What_is_a_"wordmark"?'><span id="1.1_What_is_a_.22wordmark.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-wordmark"></span>1.1 What is a "wordmark"?</h4></div> <p>It is a trademark that is a text-only word (like "Wikipedia" or "Wikimedia") that is used in connection with the work that it represents to identify the source. In addition, a wordmark includes all official translated and transliterated marks (e.g. "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tr:Ana_Sayfa" class="extiw" title="w:tr:Ana Sayfa">Vikipedi</a>"). </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='1.2_What_is_a_"non-stylized_wordmark"?'><span id="1.2_What_is_a_.22non-stylized_wordmark.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-nonstylizedwordmark"></span>1.2 What is a "non-stylized wordmark"?</h4></div> <p>Non-stylized wordmarks are simply words like "Wikimedia" and the project names, like "Wikipedia," "Wiktionary," and so on. In comparison, the stylized wordmarks are these names in their special formats, such as with certain fonts. For example, the special format for the "Wikipedia" wordmark looks like this: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_wordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wikipedia_wordmark.svg/80px-Wikipedia_wordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wikipedia_wordmark.svg/120px-Wikipedia_wordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wikipedia_wordmark.svg/160px-Wikipedia_wordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="85"></a></span>. Both stylized and non-stylized wordmarks are trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='1.3_What_is_"trade_dress"?'><span id="1.3_What_is_.22trade_dress.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-tradedress"></span>1.3 What is "trade dress"?</h4></div> <p>For our purposes, trade dress is the design of a website or article that identifies the source of the website or online material. Think of it as the "look and feel" of a site. One example is the specific design and appearance of a Wikipedia article, or the Wikipedia main page. The trade dress of any Wikimedia site is also a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation. Trademark laws also protect trade dress. </p><p><a href="#policy-wikimediamarks">Back to The "Wikimedia marks."</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='1.4_Who_is_a_"community_member"?'><span id="1.4_Who_is_a_.22community_member.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-communitymember"></span>1.4 Who is a "community member"?</h4></div> <p>Everyone who contributes to a Wikimedia site. It also includes staff and members of chapters, thematic organizations, user groups, and the Wikimedia Foundation. </p><p><a href="#policy-communitymembers">Back to Community members</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1.5_Why_cannot_a_movement_organization_just_freely_use_the_trademarks?"><span id="1.5_Why_cannot_a_movement_organization_just_freely_use_the_trademarks.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-moveorgsfreely"></span>1.5 Why cannot a movement organization just freely use the trademarks?</h4></div> <p>As the legal holder of the trademarks, we need to control their use to preserve the trademark protections for the community. You can read more about that <a href="#purpose-maintainrights">here</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1.6_What_is_the_relationship_between_this_trademark_policy_and_a_chapter,_user_group,_or_thematic_organization_agreement?"><span id="1.6_What_is_the_relationship_between_this_trademark_policy_and_a_chapter.2C_user_group.2C_or_thematic_organization_agreement.3F"></span>1.6 What is the relationship between this trademark policy and a chapter, user group, or thematic organization agreement?</h4></div> <p>Chapters, user groups, and thematic organizations must comply both with this trademark policy and their respective agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. If there are inconsistencies between this trademark policy and a chapter, user group, or a thematic organization agreement, the organization should follow their agreement. </p><p><a href="#policy-wmorgs">Back to Chapters, User Groups and Thematic Organizations</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2_How_to_use_the_Wikimedia_marks_2">2 How to use the Wikimedia marks</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.1_Can_my_logo,_name,_or_company_name_be_smaller_than_the_Wikimedia_mark_if_it_is_really_obvious_that_my_products_and_services_are_not_offered_by_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?"><span id="2.1_Can_my_logo.2C_name.2C_or_company_name_be_smaller_than_the_Wikimedia_mark_if_it_is_really_obvious_that_my_products_and_services_are_not_offered_by_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-smallerlogo"></span>2.1 Can my logo, name, or company name be smaller than the Wikimedia mark if it is really obvious that my products and services are not offered by the Wikimedia Foundation?</h4></div> <p>No. We need to make sure it is extremely clear that the Wikimedia Foundation is not providing your products or services. This is a simple, consistent way of doing that. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.2_What_if_I_clearly_state_that_the_products_or_services_are_provided_by_me?"><span id="2.2_What_if_I_clearly_state_that_the_products_or_services_are_provided_by_me.3F"></span>2.2 What if I clearly state that the products or services are provided by me?</h4></div> <p>Sorry, your logo, name, or company name must still be bigger than any Wikimedia marks and reasonably separated from Wikimedia's marks. People do not always read the fine print (shocking, I know!). So, we need to make it as clear as possible that your products or services are not provided by the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='2.3_What_do_you_mean_by_"outside_the_Wikimedia_sites"?'><span id="2.3_What_do_you_mean_by_.22outside_the_Wikimedia_sites.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-outsidewmsites"></span>2.3 What do you mean by "outside the Wikimedia sites"?</h4></div> <p>Uses of the trademarks that are <a href="#FAQ-whataresites">not on the Wikimedia sites</a>, such as Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikidata, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, or Wikimedia Meta-Wiki. For the purposes of this trademark policy, the use of trademarks on Wikimedia Cloud VPS will be considered a Wikimedia site. Accordingly, you use the marks outside the sites when you place them on flyers for an edit-a-thon. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='2.4_Can_I_still_create_terms_that_combine_Wikimedia_trademarks_with_other_words_like_"Wikipedian_in_Residence"?'><span id="2.4_Can_I_still_create_terms_that_combine_Wikimedia_trademarks_with_other_words_like_.22Wikipedian_in_Residence.22.3F"></span>2.4 Can I still create terms that combine Wikimedia trademarks with other words like "Wikipedian in Residence"?</h4></div> <p>Yes. This provision is not meant to stop community members from creatively combining the marks with other words to create new terms for the Wikimedia movement as long as they do it on the Wikimedia sites. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.5_Can_I_translate_the_text_in_the_marks?"><span id="2.5_Can_I_translate_the_text_in_the_marks.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-translatetext"></span>2.5 Can I translate the text in the marks?</h4></div> <p>You may translate the text in the marks <a href="#FAQ-whataresites">on the Wikimedia sites</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.6_Can_I_add_graphic_elements_to,_for_example,_celebrate_a_special_event?"><span id="2.6_Can_I_add_graphic_elements_to.2C_for_example.2C_celebrate_a_special_event.3F"></span>2.6 Can I add graphic elements to, for example, celebrate a special event?</h4></div> <p>You can create <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_Wikimedia_community_logos" class="extiw" title="c:Category:SVG Wikimedia community logos">remixes</a> for special on-site purposes, but please do not change the logos outside our sites. These and many, many other questions are answered in the <a href="/wiki/Visual_identity_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.7_What_types_of_remixes_of_Wikimedia_logos_may_be_used_outside_of_Wikimedia_sites?"><span id="2.7_What_types_of_remixes_of_Wikimedia_logos_may_be_used_outside_of_Wikimedia_sites.3F"></span>2.7 What types of remixes of Wikimedia logos may be used outside of Wikimedia sites?</h4></div> <p>Certain remixes of Wikimedia logos may be used outside of Wikimedia sites as long as the remix does not look too similar to any of the Wikimedia marks. Please make sure that the remix will not be confused with the original Wikimedia logo. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.8_May_I_use_high-resolution_versions_of_the_logos?"><span id="2.8_May_I_use_high-resolution_versions_of_the_logos.3F"></span>2.8 May I use high-resolution versions of the logos?</h4></div> <p>Yes! <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_official_marks" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikimedia official marks">Here you go</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.9_Where_do_I_place_a_trademark_notice?"><span id="2.9_Where_do_I_place_a_trademark_notice.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-wheretmnotice"></span>2.9 Where do I place a trademark notice?</h4></div> <p>Just treat the notice as a footnote. A person reading your document, looking at your website, or watching your film should be able to easily find the notice. Good examples are: at the end of the (same) page of a document, in the imprint of a book, at the bottom of a webpage, and in the credits of a video. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.10_What_if_I_do_not_have_enough_space_to_include_a_notice?"><span id="2.10_What_if_I_do_not_have_enough_space_to_include_a_notice.3F"></span>2.10 What if I do not have enough space to include a notice?</h4></div> <p>Do not worry! If the mark is going to be seen on a mobile or other medium with little space, you can simply use the trademark symbol (™) for any Wikimedia trademark you use. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.11_How_should_I_refer_to_the_trademark_in_the_notice?"><span id="2.11_How_should_I_refer_to_the_trademark_in_the_notice.3F"></span>2.11 How should I refer to the trademark in the notice?</h4></div> <p>Wordmarks can be referenced verbatim (i.e. "Wikimedia Commons"). Logos should be described according to the <a href="/wiki/Visual_identity_guidelines#toc-puzzle" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual identity guidelines">Visual Identity Guidelines</a>. Examples include the "Wikipedia Puzzle Globe" and the "'W' icon." </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.12_What_if_I_use_more_than_one_trademark?"><span id="2.12_What_if_I_use_more_than_one_trademark.3F"></span>2.12 What if I use more than one trademark?</h4></div> <p>Make sure to describe all the trademarks in the notice, like this: <br><br> </p><p>"The Wikidata wordmark and logo are the trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation." </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.13_When_do_I_have_to_use_the_trademark_symbol?"><span id="2.13_When_do_I_have_to_use_the_trademark_symbol.3F"></span>2.13 When do I have to use the trademark symbol?</h4></div> <p>You only need to use the trademark symbol when you do not have enough space to write the entire notice, like when you are using a trademark on a mobile screen. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.14_Can_you_give_some_examples_of_how_to_use_the_trademark_symbol?"><span id="2.14_Can_you_give_some_examples_of_how_to_use_the_trademark_symbol.3F"></span>2.14 Can you give some examples of how to use the trademark symbol?</h4></div> <p>Here is an example: <br> <br> </p><p>"Wikimedia Commons™ is one of the wonderful Wikimedia projects our community has developed to make media files, such as images, sounds, and video clips, publicly available to everyone!" </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.15_What_size_does_the_symbol_have_to_be?"><span id="2.15_What_size_does_the_symbol_have_to_be.3F"></span>2.15 What size does the symbol have to be?</h4></div> <p>When you use a wordmark (like "Wikipedia"), you should use the same font size for the trademark symbol as the wordmark itself. In this context, superscript formatting is encouraged for the symbol. When the mark is an image (like the puzzle globe), you should select a font size for the symbol that matches the size of the image and place the symbol so that it is clearly visible and close enough to the upper right corner of the image without touching it. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2.16_But_I_want_my_website_to_look_really_pretty!_Can_I_make_the_symbol_smaller_or_put_it_somewhere_else?"><span id="2.16_But_I_want_my_website_to_look_really_pretty.21_Can_I_make_the_symbol_smaller_or_put_it_somewhere_else.3F"></span>2.16 But I want my website to look really pretty! Can I make the symbol smaller or put it somewhere else?</h4></div> <p>Unfortunately, no. Remember, you only need to put the symbol next to the first or most prominent use of the mark. </p><p><a href="#policy-noticesymbol">Back to Notice or Trademark Symbol</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='2.17_What_does_"no_endorsement_by_or_affiliation_with_the_Wikimedia_Foundation"_mean?'><span id="2.17_What_does_.22no_endorsement_by_or_affiliation_with_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.22_mean.3F"></span>2.17 What does "no endorsement by or affiliation with the Wikimedia Foundation" mean?</h4></div> <p>You need to make sure that people do not mistakenly think that you may speak on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its sites. For instance, you need to make sure that no one thinks you work for the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="3_Using_the_Wikimedia_Marks_without_asking_permission"><span id="FAQ-withoutpermission"></span>3 Using the Wikimedia Marks without asking permission</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.1_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_when_I_can_use_the_marks_on_the_Wikimedia_sites?"><span id="3.1_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_when_I_can_use_the_marks_on_the_Wikimedia_sites.3F"></span>3.1 Can you give me some examples of when I can use the marks on the Wikimedia sites?</h4></div> <p>You may use the marks on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_page" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:User page">user pages</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents" class="extiw" title="en:Help:Contents">help pages</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:About">pages about Wikimedia or the Wikimedia projects</a>. You can also use the marks in a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mailing_lists" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Mailing lists">mailing list</a>, on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/IRC" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC">IRC</a>, or to name a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tools" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:Tools">tool</a> on the Wikimedia sites. The sky is the limit, as long as the use is related to a site, promotes the mission, and complies with the <a href="/wiki/Terms_of_Use" class="mw-redirect" title="Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a>. </p><p><a href="#policy-onwmsites">Back to Use of trademarks on the Wikimedia sites</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='3.2_What_events_are_not_"community-focused"?'><span id="3.2_What_events_are_not_.22community-focused.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-notcommunityfocused"></span>3.2 What events are not "community-focused"?</h4></div> <p>An event that includes mostly people who are not community members is not a community-focused event. (Please see the <a href="#FAQ-publicevent">FAQ on events in general</a>.) This does not mean that you cannot have guests at your meetup! </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.3_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_community-focused_events?"><span id="3.3_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_community-focused_events.3F"></span>3.3 Can you give me some examples of community-focused events?</h4></div> <p>Community-focused events are those events that are primarily open to community members and promote the mission. They tend to be related to improving the overall quality of the Wikimedia sites. Examples include conferences and monthly meetups hosted by community members, as well as other specific events like the "London Wikipedians regular's table," Wiki-Conference in Russia, and Wikipedia Workshop Köln (DE). </p><p><a href="#policy-communityfocused">Back to Community-focused events</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.4_If_my_event_is_community-focused,_which_marks_can_I_use?"><span id="3.4_If_my_event_is_community-focused.2C_which_marks_can_I_use.3F"></span>3.4 If my event is community-focused, which marks can I use?</h4></div> <p>First, all Wikimedia community-focused events can bear a trademarked name. You may also use the Wikimedia logos to decorate your venue, but only to the extent they are relevant. For example, you cannot use the Wikisource logo for a Wikimedia Commons-only event. However, keep in mind that the 'Wikimania' name and <a href="/wiki/File:Wikimania.svg" title="File:Wikimania.svg">logo</a> are reserved for the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania">yearly Wikimania conference</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_outreach_work?"><span id="3.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_outreach_work.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-outreachexamples"></span>3.5 Can you give me some examples of outreach work?</h4></div> <p>You can put up a stand at a street fair. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_stands" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikimedia stands">Here are some examples of that</a>. You may want to present the Wikimedia sites in your club or <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Silberwissen" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Silberwissen">reach out to seniors</a>. You can also <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Schulprojekt" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia Schulprojekt">give a talk in a school</a> or <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Education_Program" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia Education Program">create a university course</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.6_What_are_educational_materials?"><span id="3.6_What_are_educational_materials.3F"></span>3.6 What are educational materials?</h4></div> <p>Educational materials help people to understand the Wikimedia sites. They can be <a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf_Project" class="extiw" title="outreach:Bookshelf Project">leaflets, videos</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDOC/Cheatsheet" class="extiw" title="m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet">cheat sheets</a>, and other <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reference_card" class="extiw" title="m:Help:Reference card">guides</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.7_What_about_representing_the_community_in_an_institution?"><span id="3.7_What_about_representing_the_community_in_an_institution.3F"></span>3.7 What about representing the community in an institution?</h4></div> <p>You need to sign and email us a Quick License if your institution wants to call you <a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence" class="extiw" title="outreach:Wikipedian in Residence">"Wikipedian in Residence"</a> as part of a GLAM project, or something similar. </p><p><a href="#policy-outreach">Back to Outreach and recruitment of new editors</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.8_There_is_a_Wikimedia_Community_logo?"><span id="3.8_There_is_a_Wikimedia_Community_logo.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-communitylogo"></span>3.8 There is a Wikimedia Community logo?</h4></div> <p>Yes! It was <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_logo" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Community logo">officially adopted</a> as the logo for Meta-Wiki in 2008. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.9_What_does_fair_use_mean?"><span id="3.9_What_does_fair_use_mean.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-fairuseexamples"></span>3.9 What does fair use mean?</h4></div> <p>In U.S. trademark law, the concept of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_(U.S._trademark_law)" class="extiw" title="en:Fair use (U.S. trademark law)">fair use</a> allows you to use any trademark as long as your usage fulfills certain conditions. This policy cannot restrict your fair use rights. We added Sections <a href="#policy-fairuse">3.5</a> and <a href="#policy-nominativeuse">3.6</a> to make your rights easier to understand. </p><p>For jurisdictions that do not recognize fair and nominative use as set out under U.S. law, these sections provide permission to do this. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.10_Can_you_give_me_more_examples_of_fair_use?"><span id="3.10_Can_you_give_me_more_examples_of_fair_use.3F"></span>3.10 Can you give me more examples of fair use?</h4></div> <p>This category of fair use is tricky in our case because our wordmarks were not real words before our projects were created, unlike "apple" or "facebook." But we would consider it fair use if you were to write a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/book#Noun" class="extiw" title="wikt:book">book</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software" class="extiw" title="en:Wiki software">Wiki software</a> and refer to it as a "wiki book," even though Wikibooks is a distinctive trademark. If you are using the wordmarks to describe our projects, that is also a type of fair use (nominative use). You can read more about nominative use <a href="#FAQ-nominativeuseexamples">here</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.11_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_uses_that_are_not_fair_use?"><span id="3.11_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_uses_that_are_not_fair_use.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-nonfairuseexamples"></span>3.11 Can you give me some examples of uses that are not fair use?</h4></div> <ul><li>Using a Wikimedia mark to advertise your book.</li> <li>Selling t-shirts with the Wikimedia Foundation logo.</li> <li>Creating your own encyclopedia and labeling it with a Wikipedia Puzzle Globe.</li> <li>Using the Wikimedia Foundation logo to fundraise for unrelated projects.</li> <li>Claiming that content is "derived from Wikipedia" when in fact it is not.</li></ul> <p><a href="#policy-fairuse">Back to Discussing something other then Wikimedia sites (fair use).</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.12_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_nominative_use?"><span id="3.12_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_nominative_use.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-nominativeuseexamples"></span>3.12 Can you give me examples of nominative use?</h4></div> <p>Here are some examples: </p> <ol><li><b>Describing a Wikimedia site:</b> <ul><li>In a presentation that describes how Wikipedia works, using the wordmarks in slides in your bullet points would be a nominative use. The same also applies for a blog post that describes Wikidata. If you want to "illustrate" your slides or your blog post with any of the image marks, please refer to <a href="#policy-noncommercial">artistic, literary, and other non-commercial uses</a>.</li> <li>However, you cannot use a trademark as a generic term. For example, you cannot set up a wiki on motorcycles and refer to it as "a wikipedia for motorcycles."</li></ul></li> <li><b>Making true factual statements:</b> <ul><li>"Wikipedia is the world's largest online encyclopedia. But Wikipedia is only one of the many sites created by the thousands of volunteers that make up the Wikimedia movement."</li> <li>"I have been a Wikipedia editor since 2009" (on your personal website).</li></ul></li> <li><b>Describing derivative work:</b> <ul><li>"Source: Wikipedia"</li> <li>"This artwork was created using images from Wikimedia Commons."</li> <li>"The encyclopedic content on this site is derived from Wikipedia."</li> <li>"From Wikipedia" or "to the Wikipedia article" (as used by a QR code project)</li></ul></li> <li><b>More specific examples:</b> <ul><li>Refer to the sections on <a href="#policy-news">news reporting</a>; <a href="#policy-blogssm">personal blogs and social media</a>; <a href="#policy-noncommercial">artistic, literary, and other non-commercial uses</a>; and <a href="#policy-linkstous">links to Wikimedia sites</a>.</li></ul></li></ol> <p><a href="#policy-nominativeuse">Back to Refer to Wikimedia sites (nominative use).</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.13_Can_I_use_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_my_news_or_magazine_article_or_news_on_TV?"><span id="3.13_Can_I_use_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_my_news_or_magazine_article_or_news_on_TV.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-logonewsarticle"></span>3.13 Can I use a logo or a screenshot in my news or magazine article or news on TV?</h4></div> <p>Yes, as long as the image illustrates the discussion in the article. Do not use our trademark just to attract attention to your work. That will confuse your readers or viewers, and ours! </p><p><a href="#policy-news">Back to News reporting</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.14_Can_I_include_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_a_blog_post_or_a_status_update?"><span id="3.14_Can_I_include_a_logo_or_a_screenshot_in_a_blog_post_or_a_status_update.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-logoblogssm"></span>3.14 Can I include a logo or a screenshot in a blog post or a status update?</h4></div> <p>Yes, as long as the image illustrates the discussion in your post. Do not use trademarked images just to attract attention to your page. Viewers of your blog or your user page should not be confused and think that your page is endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation or any of its sites. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.15_Can_I_use_a_trademark_in_my_username,_avatar,_or_icon?"><span id="3.15_Can_I_use_a_trademark_in_my_username.2C_avatar.2C_or_icon.3F"></span>3.15 Can I use a trademark in my username, avatar, or icon?</h4></div> <p>Unfortunately, no. We appreciate that you feel a connection to the Wikimedia sites. The Wikimedia community is very welcoming! However, we do not want people to think you can speak on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. You can still use the Community logo in your username, avatar, or icon. </p><p><a href="#policy-blogssm">Back to Personal blogs and social media</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.16_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_artistic,_literary,_and_other_non-commercial_uses?"><span id="3.16_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_artistic.2C_literary.2C_and_other_non-commercial_uses.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-noncommercialexamples"></span>3.16 Can you give me some examples of artistic, literary, and other non-commercial uses?</h4></div> <ul><li>Using the trademarks to discuss a scientific thesis in an academic paper.</li> <li>Illustrating a point in the slides for an educational presentation with a screenshot of a Wikimedia site.</li> <li>Using the marks in an art project.</li> <li>Creating a parody for the purposes of conveying a political message.</li> <li>Writing a book in which a character reads a Wikipedia article.</li></ul> <p><a href="#policy-noncommercial">Back to Artistic, literary, and other non-commercial uses.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.17_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_linking_to_Wikimedia_sites?"><span id="3.17_Can_you_give_me_examples_of_linking_to_Wikimedia_sites.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-linkingtousexamples"></span>3.17 Can you give me examples of linking to Wikimedia sites?</h4></div> <p>Yes, you can find sample link templates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Banners_and_buttons" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:Banners and buttons">here</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.18_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_Wikimedia_sites_using_QR_codes?"><span id="3.18_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_Wikimedia_sites_using_QR_codes.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-qrcodes"></span>3.18 Can I use the marks to link to Wikimedia sites using QR codes?</h4></div> <p>No. This permission to use the logos to link without a license applies to online links. To use QR codes you need to use the non-stylized Wikipedia wordmark. You can read more about that in the <a href="#FAQ-nominativeuseexamples">FAQs for nominative use</a>. </p><p><a href="#policy-linkstous">Back to Links to Wikimedia sites.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.19_What_kind_of_stuff_can_I_make?"><span id="3.19_What_kind_of_stuff_can_I_make.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-personalmerch"></span>3.19 What kind of stuff can I make?</h4></div> <p>You can make <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_T-shirts" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia T-shirts">shirts</a>, hats, bags, mugs, pins, pens, stickers, posters, desktop wallpapers, and even <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_cakes" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia cakes">cakes</a>. Pretty much anything as long as you do not sell it. </p><p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikipedia_promotion" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikipedia promotion">Here are some examples.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.20_Can_I_sell_merchandise_as_long_as_I_do_not_make_any_profit?"><span id="3.20_Can_I_sell_merchandise_as_long_as_I_do_not_make_any_profit.3F"></span>3.20 Can I sell merchandise as long as I do not make any profit?</h4></div> <p>No, you cannot sell merchandise without a license. For more information on this see the <a href="#policy-commercialmerch">section on commercial merchandise</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.21_Can_I_make_stuff_for_others?"><span id="3.21_Can_I_make_stuff_for_others.3F"></span>3.21 Can I make stuff for others?</h4></div> <p>Yes, as long as you give it away for free. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.22_What_about_commercial_merchandise?"><span id="3.22_What_about_commercial_merchandise.3F"></span>3.22 What about commercial merchandise?</h4></div> <p>First, <a class="external text" href="https://shop.wikimedia.org">you can buy merchandise from the Wikimedia shop</a>. Proceeds from this merchandise are used towards the Wikimedia sites. If you want permission to sell your own merchandise, see the <a href="#policy-commercialmerch">section on commercial merchandise</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.23_Can_I_ask_commercial_vendors_to_create_custom_items_for_me_that_use_Wikimedia_marks?"><span id="3.23_Can_I_ask_commercial_vendors_to_create_custom_items_for_me_that_use_Wikimedia_marks.3F"></span>3.23 Can I ask commercial vendors to create custom items for me that use Wikimedia marks?</h4></div> <p>Of course! You may ask vendors like bakers and t-shirt sellers to create items with Wikimedia marks especially for you or your friends. This is okay because it is for your own personal use and no one is creating a business surrounding the sale of items with Wikimedia trademarks. And do not worry, vendors will not be required to strictly follow the Visual Identity Guidelines when it is not possible on items like cakes. For example, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_cakes" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Wikipedia cakes">all these cakes</a> are fine. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.24_Is_it_okay_to_commission_someone_else_to_create_lots_of_items_with_the_Wikimedia_marks_for_meet-ups_and_similar_events?"><span id="3.24_Is_it_okay_to_commission_someone_else_to_create_lots_of_items_with_the_Wikimedia_marks_for_meet-ups_and_similar_events.3F"></span>3.24 Is it okay to commission someone else to create lots of items with the Wikimedia marks for meet-ups and similar events?</h4></div> <p>Yes! As long as the items are not sold to participants, it is okay to ask a vendor to create multiple items with the Wikimedia marks for community-focused parties and gatherings like edit-a-thons under <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trademark_policy#policy-outreach" title="Special:MyLanguage/Trademark policy">Section 3.2</a> of the policy. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3.25_Can_I_use_high-resolution_logos_on_commercial_merchandise?"><span id="3.25_Can_I_use_high-resolution_logos_on_commercial_merchandise.3F"></span>3.25 Can I use high-resolution logos on commercial merchandise?</h4></div> <p>Yes! While our previous trademark policy did not permit the use of high-resolution logos, we have removed that restriction from the new policy. </p><p><a href="#policy-owngoods">Back to Make your own branded stuff.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="4_Special_uses_that_require_permission_2"><span id="FAQ-specialpermission"></span>4 Special uses that require permission</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.1_If_I_need_permission,_will_I_have_to_pay_for_a_license?"><span id="4.1_If_I_need_permission.2C_will_I_have_to_pay_for_a_license.3F"></span>4.1 If I need permission, will I have to pay for a license?</h4></div> <p>Usually, there is no license fee. However, we want to keep track of how our trademarks are used. Also, we want to make sure every use complies with our mission and standards. This is why we require a formal license in certain cases. </p><p><a href="#policy-specialpermission">Back to Special uses that require permission.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.2_Do_I_need_permission_for_every_photo_contest?"><span id="4.2_Do_I_need_permission_for_every_photo_contest.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-contests"></span>4.2 Do I need permission for every photo contest?</h4></div> <p>You only need to get a license if you advertise the photo contest outside a Wikimedia site. This includes posters, social media, and blogs. You can freely use the marks for community-focused events. Community-focused events are those that are intended to be predominantly attended by Wikimedia community members. They do not include events open to the general public. </p><p><a href="#policy-photocontests">Back to Photo contests.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.3_Can_I_print_out_t-shirts_with_the_Wikimedia_logo_to_give_out_as_prizes_for_the_photo_contest?"><span id="4.3_Can_I_print_out_t-shirts_with_the_Wikimedia_logo_to_give_out_as_prizes_for_the_photo_contest.3F"></span>4.3 Can I print out t-shirts with the Wikimedia logo to give out as prizes for the photo contest?</h4></div> <p>Yes. You can always make t-shirts with the Wikimedia logos and give them away as long as you are not selling them. </p><p><a href="#policy-makeyourownbrandedstuff">Back to Make your own branded stuff</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.4_How_can_I_use_the_marks_as_a_Wikipedian_in_Residence?"><span id="4.4_How_can_I_use_the_marks_as_a_Wikipedian_in_Residence.3F"></span>4.4 How can I use the marks as a Wikipedian in Residence?</h4></div> <p>The marks may be used in any way that identifies you as a Wikipedian in Residence. Please avoid confusion about official endorsement. You should clarify that you are not a representative of the Wikimedia Foundation. </p><p><a href="#policy-glam">Back to GLAM-WIKI initiatives.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.5_Can_you_give_an_example_of_cybersquatting?"><span id="4.5_Can_you_give_an_example_of_cybersquatting.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-cybersquatting"></span>4.5 Can you give an example of cybersquatting?</h4></div> <p>In the past, someone registered the domain wikkipedia.org to attract traffic to their own site. This is called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cybersquatting" class="extiw" title="en:cybersquatting">cybersquatting</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/typosquatting" class="extiw" title="en:typosquatting">typosquatting</a> that infringes our trademark. We strictly enforce our policy against confusing domain names. Please <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trademark/Report_abuse" class="extiw" title="m:Trademark/Report abuse">tell us</a> if you see an infringing domain name. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.6_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_as_part_of_my_domain?"><span id="4.6_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_as_part_of_my_domain.3F"></span>4.6 Can I use a Wikimedia mark as part of my domain?</h4></div> <p>Unfortunately, no. If you do, there is a risk that you will confuse readers that are looking for Wikimedia content or other material related to Wikimedia. Movement organizations may be permitted to use the Wikimedia mark as part of their domain, but only after receiving special permission. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.7_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_if_I_use_a_different_top-level_domain?"><span id="4.7_Can_I_use_a_Wikimedia_mark_if_I_use_a_different_top-level_domain.3F"></span>4.7 Can I use a Wikimedia mark if I use a different top-level domain?</h4></div> <p>You cannot register a Wikimedia mark as a domain, no matter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain" class="extiw" title="en:Top-level domain">top-level domain</a>, including country code top-level domains. For example, you may not register "wikipedia.jobs" even though it uses ".jobs", a different top-level domain, because "wikipedia" is a Wikimedia mark. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.8_But_I_want_to_set_up_a_special_domain_myself!"><span id="4.8_But_I_want_to_set_up_a_special_domain_myself.21"></span>4.8 But I want to set up a special domain myself!</h4></div> <p>If you have a legitimate reason to set up a domain, please email <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org">trademarks@wikimedia.org</a>. </p><p><a href="#policy-domains">Back to Domain names.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='4.9_What_does_"public_event"_mean?'><span id="4.9_What_does_.22public_event.22_mean.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-publicevent"></span>4.9 What does "public event" mean?</h4></div> <p>A public event is an event that is not predominantly attended by community members. An event is also public when it is announced to the public with signs or advertisements or in an event schedule. Hence, this rule does not apply to community-focused meetups and conferences. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.10_What_event_uses_require_permission?"><span id="4.10_What_event_uses_require_permission.3F"></span>4.10 What event uses require permission?</h4></div> <p>Using a trademark for an event includes naming the event or using a Wikimedia logo on advertisements, leaflets, signage or a website. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.11_Are_there_any_exceptions_to_when_events_require_permission?"><span id="4.11_Are_there_any_exceptions_to_when_events_require_permission.3F"></span>4.11 Are there any exceptions to when events require permission?</h4></div> <p>If the name of the event uses a mark just to describe its content, that might fall under <a href="#policy-nominativeuse">nominative use</a>. An example for this would be announcing a course called 'Editing Wikipedia for Beginners' or 'Using Wikimedia Commons as an Amateur Photographer'. However, always include a <a href="#policy-noticesymbol">notice</a> that explains that your use is with permission from the Wikimedia Foundation and that you are not affiliated with the Foundation. Also, events hosted by a local Wikimedia chapter, thematic organization, or user group can use the marks subject to their respective agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. </p><p><a href="#policy-events">Back to Events and conferences.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='4.12_What_is_a_"publication"?'><span id="4.12_What_is_a_.22publication.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-publications"></span>4.12 What is a "publication"?</h4></div> <p>Publications include books, other print media, and web pages. They also mean audiovisual media like music, and other recordings, film and online video. See <a href="#policy-outreach">Outreach and recruiting new editors</a> for materials that provide education about a Wikimedia site. See <a href="#policy-moviestv">Section 4.5</a> for trademark uses in films. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.13_Can_I_write_a_book_about_Wikipedia?"><span id="4.13_Can_I_write_a_book_about_Wikipedia.3F"></span>4.13 Can I write a book about Wikipedia?</h4></div> <p>Of course you can, and we would be happy to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Wikipedia" class="extiw" title="en:Bibliography of Wikipedia">hear about it</a>! But you should not display the Wikimedia Marks on the cover of your book or on your product packaging without asking for permission. This is because it could look like endorsement from Wikimedia Foundation and mislead users. You are of course free to use the <a href="#FAQ-nonstylizedwordmark">non-stylized Wikimedia wordmarks</a> in a book title but remember to ask for permission. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.14_Does_this_also_apply_to_handbooks,_like_"A_beginner's_guide_to_Wikipedia",_aimed_at_community_members?"><span id="4.14_Does_this_also_apply_to_handbooks.2C_like_.22A_beginner.27s_guide_to_Wikipedia.22.2C_aimed_at_community_members.3F"></span>4.14 Does this also apply to handbooks, like "A beginner's guide to Wikipedia", aimed at community members?</h4></div> <p>Yes. But, please send us a request and we will give prompt permission when appropriate. We love Wikipedia guides! </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.15_Does_it_make_a_difference_if_the_book_is_being_published_by_an_educational_publisher?"><span id="4.15_Does_it_make_a_difference_if_the_book_is_being_published_by_an_educational_publisher.3F"></span>4.15 Does it make a difference if the book is being published by an educational publisher?</h4></div> <p>No, you will need permission as well, because even educational publishers are commercial entities. </p><p><a href="#policy-publications">Back to Publications.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.16_Do_I_need_permission_to_show_the_Wikipedia_marks_in_a_film_I_am_making_for_my_school_project?"><span id="4.16_Do_I_need_permission_to_show_the_Wikipedia_marks_in_a_film_I_am_making_for_my_school_project.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-schoolfilm"></span>4.16 Do I need permission to show the Wikipedia marks in a film I am making for my school project?</h4></div> <p>If you are showing your film to the public, or at your school or workplace, you need permission. But we will make sure to make the permission process as easy and fast as possible. </p><p><a href="#policy-moviestv">Back to Movies and TV shows.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.17_Will_I_have_to_donate_a_portion_of_the_retail_price_for_commercial_merchandise?"><span id="4.17_Will_I_have_to_donate_a_portion_of_the_retail_price_for_commercial_merchandise.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-commercialmerch"></span>4.17 Will I have to donate a portion of the retail price for commercial merchandise?</h4></div> <p>No. But you will have to tell your customers if you do not donate your profits. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.18_What_do_I_have_to_say_if_I_am_donating_a_portion_of_my_proceeds_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?"><span id="4.18_What_do_I_have_to_say_if_I_am_donating_a_portion_of_my_proceeds_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.3F"></span>4.18 What do I have to say if I am donating a portion of my proceeds to the Wikimedia Foundation?</h4></div> <p>Just clearly state what portion of your proceeds will be given to the Wikimedia Foundation. You can, for example, say: "X% of your purchase will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation." </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.19_Where_should_I_state_how_much_of_my_proceeds_will_be_donated?"><span id="4.19_Where_should_I_state_how_much_of_my_proceeds_will_be_donated.3F"></span>4.19 Where should I state how much of my proceeds will be donated?</h4></div> <p>We recommend placing the notice right next to the purchase price, where it will be clearly visible to all buyers. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4.20_Do_I_need_to_mention_donations_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_if_I_do_not_donate_anything_at_all?"><span id="4.20_Do_I_need_to_mention_donations_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_if_I_do_not_donate_anything_at_all.3F"></span>4.20 Do I need to mention donations to the Wikimedia Foundation if I do not donate anything at all?</h4></div> <p>Yes. You should state that 0% of your profits will go to the Wikimedia Foundation. Otherwise, users may mistakenly believe that you are doing fundraising for the Foundation. </p><p><a href="#policy-commercialmerch">Back to Commercial merchandise.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="5_Prohibited_uses_2">5 Prohibited uses</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="5.1_Can_I_make_a_fake_Wikipedia_article_if_it_is_intended_as_a_joke?"><span id="5.1_Can_I_make_a_fake_Wikipedia_article_if_it_is_intended_as_a_joke.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-fakearticle"></span>5.1 Can I make a fake Wikipedia article if it is intended as a joke?</h4></div> <p>There are exceptions where this is permissible, but they are very limited. You will likely not fall under such an exception if your mimicking site has any commercial background. Please refer to the <a href="#policy-noncommercial">section on Parodies</a>. Most importantly, you must make sure that no one (really no one!) could confuse your site with any part of a Wikimedia site. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="5.2_How_do_I_distinguish_between_a_prohibited_mimicking_site_and_a_parody_site?"><span id="5.2_How_do_I_distinguish_between_a_prohibited_mimicking_site_and_a_parody_site.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-mimicvsparody"></span>5.2 How do I distinguish between a prohibited mimicking site and a parody site?</h4></div> <p>Here is an example of a mimicking site: Contrary to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:COI" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:COI">Wikipedia guidelines</a>, you create an article on Wikipedia about yourself or your organization. For unknown reasons, "your" article is deleted. This makes you mad. You register the domain "businesspedia.org" and design a website that looks just like the Wikipedia article that just got deleted, including a link to your own website. You are happy to attract more traffic to it by confusing internet users. Booo! </p><p>An example of parody site: Imagine you have a great friend called <a href="/wiki/Rory" class="mw-redirect" title="Rory">Rory</a> and his birthday is coming up. You register the domain "rorypedia.org" and design a website that looks just like a humorous Wikipedia biography on your friend Rory. Since you do not want anyone to confuse "Rorypedia" and Wikipedia, you put a bright colored bar on the top of your site saying, "This page is a present for Rory from his awesome friends and not affiliated with Wikipedia. Happy birthday, Rory!" And you take down the site once the birthday party is over. Yaaay! </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="5.3_How_do_I_avoid_mimicking_Wikimedia_sites_when_I_use_the_MediaWiki_software?"><span id="5.3_How_do_I_avoid_mimicking_Wikimedia_sites_when_I_use_the_MediaWiki_software.3F"></span>5.3 How do I avoid mimicking Wikimedia sites when I use the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki">MediaWiki</a> software?</h4></div> <p>All wikis using MediaWiki do in fact share certain graphic elements under the default theme, but the Wikimedia sites have certain visual features that distinguish them. Do not imitate these distinguishing features. For example, you should not use logos that are confusingly similar to the Wikimedia marks or name your site something that sounds like a Wikimedia site. But you can use the "Powered by MediaWiki" button as that button simply describes that the wiki is powered by MediaWiki. </p><p>Be sure to directly download the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki">MediaWiki</a> software if you want to use it. Please do not try to blindly copy the HTML code of a Wikimedia site! If you do, you will accidentally import features from our sites, like our Terms of Use or our "contact us" details. Being contacted about problems on your unrelated website understandably makes our wonderful <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Volunteering" class="extiw" title="m:OTRS/Volunteering">email response team volunteers</a> very unhappy. </p><p><a href="#policy-mirrors">Back to mimicking sites.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="5.4_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_a_mirror_of_a_Wikimedia_site?"><span id="5.4_Can_I_use_the_marks_to_link_to_a_mirror_of_a_Wikimedia_site.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-linkmirror"></span>5.4 Can I use the marks to link to a mirror of a Wikimedia site?</h4></div> <p>No. The Wikimedia marks can only be used for linking to a real Wikimedia site. By that, we mean those sites that are run by the Wikimedia community. </p><p>Also, if you want to set up a mirror of a Wikimedia site, please refer to the <a href="#policy-mirrors">section on mirrors</a>. </p><p><a href="#policy-linkstoothers">Back to Linking to non-Wikimedia sites.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="5.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_misrepresentation_with_respect_to_the_marks?"><span id="5.5_Can_you_give_me_some_examples_of_misrepresentation_with_respect_to_the_marks.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-misrepresentation"></span>5.5 Can you give me some examples of misrepresentation with respect to the marks?</h4></div> <p>A misrepresentative use can be something that represents yourself. That includes using a Wikimedia logo in your logo, letterhead, or the name of your organization. Online examples are your social media avatar, favicon, and website domain. </p><p><a href="#policy-misrepresentation">Back to Misrepresentation.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="6_Reporting_Trademark_Misuse"><span id="FAQ-reportingabuse"></span>6 Reporting Trademark Misuse</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="6.1_How_do_you_fight_trademark_infringement?"><span id="6.1_How_do_you_fight_trademark_infringement.3F"></span><span id="FAQ-howfight"></span>6.1 How do you fight trademark infringement?</h4></div> <p>Each year, we receive over 100 reports of trademark violations from community members. We also employ outside contractors and legal counsel to help protect our trademark portfolio globally. Within our resource constraints, our legal team pursues misuses of our marks to ensure that the Wikimedia logos remain distinctively associated with the Wikimedia community. After careful and sensitive evaluation, we send out cease-and-desist letters, which are usually effective. In the few instances that cannot be resolved by other means, we consider litigation to protect the marks. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="6.2_Who_is_responsible_for_enforcing_Wikimedia's_trademarks?"><span id="6.2_Who_is_responsible_for_enforcing_Wikimedia.27s_trademarks.3F"></span>6.2 Who is responsible for enforcing Wikimedia's trademarks?</h4></div> <p>Trademark enforcement is currently handled by the Wikimedia Foundation legal team to ensure consistency and compliance with trademark law. But we rely on the Wikimedia community to help us identify potential trademark infringements. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="6.3_What_happens_when_you_receive_a_report_of_a_potential_trademark_infringement?"><span id="6.3_What_happens_when_you_receive_a_report_of_a_potential_trademark_infringement.3F"></span>6.3 What happens when you receive a report of a potential trademark infringement?</h4></div> <p>When we receive a complaint that our trademarks are being misused, we first send a confirmation to the person submitting the complaint. Potential infringements are then logged into our system. The legal team then combs through each of those complaints to investigate the alleged infringement. We visit the site personally to make sure the complaint has merit. Then we apply US trademark law in assessing whether there is actual "misuse" and it is a valid infringement of the trademark. In general, the standard of "misuse" in US law is whether the use of the trademark is "confusingly similar" to the Wikimedia Foundation's use of the trademark. In other words, will the potential infringers use of the trademark confuse users into thinking their site is sponsored by or hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation? We always contact the potential infringer first to see if they will voluntarily stop using our marks or work with us to make their use less confusing. If we are unable to work things out informally, and they refuse to comply with a cease and desist letter, we decide whether to move forward with litigation to stop the infringement. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="6.4_Can_I_send_a_cease_and_desist_letter_on_behalf_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_when_I_find_misuse?"><span id="6.4_Can_I_send_a_cease_and_desist_letter_on_behalf_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_when_I_find_misuse.3F"></span>6.4 Can I send a cease and desist letter on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation when I find misuse?</h4></div> <p>Please do not. We really appreciate your help with trademark enforcement, but please report any misuses to us so that we can determine what action is appropriate. </p><p><a href="#policy-reporting">Back to Reporting Trademark Misuse.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="7_Revision_of_the_trademark_policy"><span id="FAQ-revision"></span>7 Revision of the trademark policy</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="7.1_Why_can_you_just_change_the_FAQ_section?"><span id="7.1_Why_can_you_just_change_the_FAQ_section.3F"></span>7.1 Why can you just change the FAQ section?</h4></div> <p>The FAQs are not part of the trademark policy. We created them to help you understand the policy. We want to add new questions from the community in the future and to clarify any answers users may find confusing. That is why we want to be able to update the FAQs easily. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="7.2_What_if_I_do_not_agree_with_the_changes_to_the_policy?"><span id="7.2_What_if_I_do_not_agree_with_the_changes_to_the_policy.3F"></span>7.2 What if I do not agree with the changes to the policy?</h4></div> <p>We encourage you to share your comments and concerns with us during the community feedback period following any announced changes. We will take all comments under careful advisement and ensure that any changes to our policy are consistent with our mission. </p><p><a href="#policy-revision">Back to Revision of the trademark policy.</a> </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 1em" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="8_Other_questions">8 Other questions</h2></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id='8.1_What_is_"naked_licensing"?'><span id="8.1_What_is_.22naked_licensing.22.3F"></span><span id="FAQNakedlicensing"></span>8.1 What is "naked licensing"?</h4></div> <p>Failure to exercise quality control in trademark licensing is referred to as "naked licensing," and can sometimes result in loss of trademark rights. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="8.2_What_are_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines?"><span id="8.2_What_are_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines.3F"></span>8.2 What are the Visual Identity Guidelines?</h4></div> <p>They are a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Visual_identity_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Visual identity guidelines">set of guidelines</a> you should follow when using any of the Wikimedia marks. These guidelines ensure that the marks always look their best and are not distorted in any way. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="8.3_How_do_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines_relate_to_the_trademark_policy?"><span id="8.3_How_do_the_Visual_Identity_Guidelines_relate_to_the_trademark_policy.3F"></span>8.3 How do the Visual Identity Guidelines relate to the trademark policy?</h4></div> <p>The Visual Identity Guidelines are a separate document from the trademark policy and can be revised without notice. These guidelines help to make sure the Wikimedia marks are always used consistently with the same level of quality. Consistent use is important in order for us to maintain protection over the Wikimedia marks. It helps avoid confusion among users that may view marks similar to the Wikimedia marks. If Wikimedia marks are displayed consistently, users can be sure when they are viewing actual Wikimedia content instead of an imposter site. </p> <div style="margin: 2em 0 1.5em 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCC;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="padding-left: 24%" class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="8.4_What_if_I_have_more_questions?"><span id="8.4_What_if_I_have_more_questions.3F"></span>8.4 What if I have more questions?</h4></div> <p>If you have any other questions that are not addressed here, please post them on the discussion page. 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