On 4 October 2011 23:12, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Andreas Kolbe, 04/10/2011 23:40:
Is it that disputed content will have to be *removed* if a request is
received, and *replaced* with the BLP subject's statement?
Or is it that BLP subjects have the right to ask for a correction to be
posted on the page, *in addition* to the disputed content?
I can read some Italian; a link to the proposed text of the new law,
along with an indication of the relevant section or paragraph, would be much appreciated.
Paragraph 29 < http://www.camera.it/Camera/view/doc_viewer_full?url=http%3A//www.camera.it/...
It's not entirely clear how it applies to wikis. It says "with the same graphics, the same website access way and the same visibility", and you can't alter or comment it. So, probably put it at the top (or the side) of the article and protect it forever, or something like that. Who knows... The parliament doesn't know how Internet works, and they don't care.
I'm still a little bit confused how this will impact Wikipedia, though.
The law seems to be clear in identifying the website owner as the person to contact; which is a US not-for-profit.
Don't get me wrong; despite my moaning I do support thie it.wiki community in opposing this (whether or not it affects them) just as helped I oppose all the idiotic French internet laws that came through some time ago. Indeed I just finished drafting a letter to the IT Consulate here, plus one for my MP & something for the various media contacts I have.
However, you know, I still register my discomfort with actually "closing" it.wiki in protest :S
And I would still be interested to hear actual analysis how this might affect editors directly (because if it does; then this leaves interesting questions like - what about Facebook? Forum posts? Emails? Blog comments? etc.)
Tom