I don't recall any official stance. It was the responsible thing to delete it and
oversight it, however. While this particular instance is not terribly risky due to its
widespread distribution, there can be very serious legal liabilities. When one of our
anonymous editors posts a bond sufficient to cover likely damages, I'll back down.
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Szilagyi [mailto:szilagyi@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 07:29 AM
To: wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?
I noticed today that the Internets civil war or whatever that is underway
for this has spread to Wikipedia, to the point it's now on DRV:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_May_2#09_9_…
Zscout says here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Zscout370#HD_DVD_Key
"Regardless if it is popular or not, we cannot host the key on here and the
Foundation has asked us to remove it on sight.
User:Zscout370<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Zscout370>
*(Return Fire)* 03:57, 2 May 2007 (UTC)"
Did the WMF take that official stance? Where, if I missed it? The specific
number/value I don't believe can be even copyrighted in the United States.
Keep in mind that the hex/number itself is now notable.
--
Regards,
Joe
http://www.joeszilagyi.com
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