[ NNSquad ] Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rules

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rules

http://j.mp/1eEyTkH  (PC World)

    "Articles on Wikipedia are written and altered by third parties
     and not checked by Wikimedia, which owns the site. Nonetheless,
     Wikimedia has a certain responsibility for the contents of those
     articles, the court ruled.  While Wikimedia does not have to
     check beforehand whether the contents of a Wikipedia article are
     true, it has a duty to check if somebody complains about the
     article, the court ruled. If someone complains about statements
     in an article, Wikimedia has to check them and if necessary
     remove the passages, the court said."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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