We need to especially follow our own "laws", Wikipedia terms of use, our own bylaw. Definitely copyright law which all members need to learn and respect for the welfare of the project. Since we are not copyright experts we need to make conservative interpretations.
With respect to real world law in general, we need to use common sense. For example, in Colorado, it is slander to speak ill of the dead. Unconstitutional but on the books last I heard. Likewise we cannot so completely avoid covering the activities of Nazis and Communist mass murderers that we can satisfy France, Germany, or Red China.
Fred
From: "Martin Harper" martin@myreddice.freeserve.co.uk Reply-To: martin@myreddice.co.uk Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:38:37 -0000 To: arbitration@nerstrand.net Subject: Next on the agenda - "Rules"
Next on the agenda is "Rules": what rules are we going to enforce - on what basis will people be found guilty. Some possibilities (brainstorming, really):
- The real world law
- The [[Wikipedia:terms of use]]
- The copyright license
- Wikimedia bylaws
There are no doubt many more. There's also the option of going with a similar approach to the way we handled Jurisdiction and starting off with a minimal set that we can interpret flexibly and nail down (if necessary) later.
So, opinions?
-Martin