On 3/27/06, Steve Block steve.block@myrealbox.com wrote:
geni wrote:
On 3/22/06, slimvirgin@gmail.com slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting ruling from the High Court in England, which could have implications for our talk pages. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1737001,00.html
Sarah
It only really applies to UK editors and since in the UK sending a libelus claim on a postcard is enough to trigger a case it is hardly an unexpected extension of the law.
Not quite true. There's a number of libel cases which, along with this one, now establish that postings to wikipedia, and I'd say anywhere on wikipedia, not just the talk page, by anyone, regardless of country of origin, are now fair game for a libel suit in the courts of England and Wales.
Steve Block
Lewis v king again? True but I can't see any non uk court inforceing a uk libel ruleing.
-- geni