teun spaans wrote:
I do recognise that there is a difference between the italian wikipedia and the what italian citizens are allowed to post to it.
You as a US citizen, working from the US, may write in italian on the itialian wiki.
All I say is that there migh well be a difference for Italians working on the italian wiki, doing so from italian territory. We may say on every page that we are only bound by florida law because the foundation is registered in florida and the servers are hosted there. But an italian judge may very well decide to disagree, especially if the claiment is also italian, and the readers are likely to be in italy as well. He may decide to take up a case, and the italian volunteer might be sued despite all our florida claims.
Again, I'm not saying that we should ignore everything that doesn't apply in Florida.
Your edits on the german wiki are probably safe, as you are a us citizen working from the us. Still, german justice might decide to pick you up if you should ever decide to visiti germany (not likely, though)
While I might be more likely to escape enforcement, I don't think I'm any more protected from German law on the English Wikipedia than the German one.
You do well to separate languages from nationalities. German is also spoken in Switzerland, Austria, and parts of France and Belgium. But you cannot say: Because wel claim Florida law apllies to all wiki projects, Florida law is all an italian wikipedian has to reccon with.
And I'm not claiming that Florida law is all that applies. Though I think you're misinterpreting my arguments, I believe we agree.