On 3/29/07, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen(a)shaw.ca> wrote:
Slim Virgin wrote:
> We're going to have more than a major hole in our coverage if we lose
a
lawsuit.
Why? Aside from requiring us to take down whatever libelous
misinformation we lost the case over (which we would want to do
_anyway_), what limitation would it put on Wikipedia's coverage?
If someone with money were to sue Wikipedia for having damaged him --
or were to finance a lawsuit brought by someone else -- it could end
up costing a great deal because of the global distribution of the
content, and perhaps also because we've not shown ourselves to be
deadly serious about getting rid of defamation. Unlike news
organizations Wikipedia has no libel insurance so it could put us out
of business.
Safe harbor, as long as we take it down. ~~~~