We should sue Billy the Kid while we are at it. And Hitler... Imagine the bragging he does down in Hell. Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga &lt;kcvelaga(a)wikimedia.in&gt; To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:45:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Defamation of Wikipedia in a Telugu (te) Motion Picture Greetings, Introducing myself, I am Krishna Chaitanya Velaga from Andhra Pradesh, India. My user name is "Krishna Chaitanya Velaga", I've been actively contributing to en Wikipedia and Commons since December 2014. I also form the Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter (India). My mother tongue is Telugu (te). A Telugu movie titled Paisa Vasool <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_Vasool_(2017_film)> was released on 1 September 2017. In the movie, male lead boasts himself by referring to Wikipedia. His statement in the movie is as follows: *"36 brawls, 24 murders, 36 stabbings, This is visible record in Wikipedia" *(The same may be observed from the trailer of the movie, between 0:22 to 0:32 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUZ-jG_i3c). As far I am concerned I feel this as serious defamation of the brand, the community and the work we do. It really degrades the reality and the efforts we put to produce encyclopedic content to the readers. In this context, I request the community to take interest in their to voice their opinions, and also discuss any legal action to be enforced. Regards, [image: photo] *Krishna Chaitanya Velaga* Member | Executive Committee <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members> Wikimedia Chapter (India) <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/> +91 94948 65420 | kcvelaga.blogspot.in _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Hi, On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:15:36 +0530 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga &lt;kcvelaga(a)wikimedia.in&gt; wrote: I don't see what the big deal is. Since this is a work of fiction, it may misrepresent facts and reality and its users are expected to know better than to depend of it as a source. If we try to censor this film, then it will be an act of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship which i and other free content advocates dislike. If instead we sue for damages, then we will come out as bullies. Also see https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/there-is-no-such-thing-as-bad-publicity… and http://www.veronikanoize.com/is_all_publicity_good_ . Don't worry - be happy. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomif/ Chuck Norris can end world hunger, but he thinks that hungry people make humanity a more challenging adversary. — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .