On 20/09/2007, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
Armed Blowfish wrote:
Read the article I linked: http://www.dba-oracle.com/internet_linking_libel_lawsuit.htm
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I didn't mean your interpretation of that article was incorrect; I meant that the laws (or court precedents or whatever) themselves are wrong.
Okay then, glad to clear it up. Really, the legal thing isn't a moral argument, I'm just pointing out that assuming it is in Wikipaedia's best interest to avoid getting sued in the UK, it is probably in Wikipaedia's best interest to follow British defamation law.
They do have a point though - by linking to something, you are helping to publish it.