On Dec 7, 2007 8:57 AM, Adrian <aldebaer(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
I know, I know, this is less interesting than the
latest fair & balanced
Register article, and on top of that it concerns the German Wikimedia,
but just in case this hasn't been mentioned yet:
Hi, we (=Wikimedia Germany and Wikimedia Foundation, ComCom) are
working on it. Basically, Schubert did not read the law. ยง86 (3)
German criminal code has very specific exemptions for displaying
symbols of organisations of forbidden organisations (like the nazi
party). It is perfectly acceptable by law to display such a symbol in
an article about that organisation.
Schubert came under fire from people within her own party who realize
the absurdity of her statement and action. I am confident that she
will openly regret the error she made.
Mathias