I believe the applicable case law is Arkell v. Pressdram. On 21 May 2011 20:10, "Brian McNeil" brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 19:49 +0100, James Farrar wrote:
I heard an except from an interview with Jimbo on BBC London radio this afternoon; paraphrasing, his attitude was because the name has been named in reliable US sources, US editors will ensure it stays in enwiki.
Something I stumbled across today:
http://www.city-law.net/news/2010/Wikipedia_article.htm
So, it'll stay in - sure. However, someone in the US may well have to ask for legal assistance (EFF, ACLU?) in - via the Foundation - telling an out-of-touch man in a white, powdered wig and dress to,.... "eff orf!".
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