[WikiEN-l] And yet more fallout

[Stan Shebs]

Goes to the foundation of course, but not to panic - every shyster in
existence is going to see $$$ opportunities, and make all kinds of
overreaching accusations, as the lawyers on this list have reminded
us before. It's pretty hilarious to think that a mistaken birthdate
is libel!

Just watch, at some point some dimwit is going to try to insert
the false info themselves as a sort of blackmail. One more reason
to revert all unsourced edits!

Stan

Michelle wrote:

> We're getting more and more of these emails every day to the helpdesk 
> -- everyone and their brother is screaming libel and demanding we 
> delete everything remotely related to them, their brother and their 
> pet pig once removed.  Fun.  Think it'll die down after a while or are 
> we in for constant legal threats from now on?
>
> Jareth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jareth)
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     [HelpDesk-l] Libelous communications
> Date:     Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:10:42 -0600
> From:     skip davis <emdavis at texas.net>
> Reply-To:     Help desk for questions about Wikimedia projects 
> <helpdesk-l at Wikimedia.org>
> To:     helpdesk-l at wikimedia.org
>
>
>
> Greetings!
>
> I am an attorney and I represent a young lady, an actress whose name 
> is Maria Ford.
> I took a look at your website after Ms. Ford retained my firm to 
> investigate and
> determine whether your operation (Wikimedia and Wikipedia)  publicizes 
> false and misleading, and/ or otherwise incorrect
> information regarding Ms. Ford.  From our investigation, I have 
> concluded that your website does indeed publish materially false
> information regarding Ms. Ford.
>
> Specifically:
> You publish an incorrect birthdate for Ms. Ford
> You publish other incorrect biographical information regarding Ms. Ford.
>
> Now that you know by my admonition to you above, that this information 
> you publish is *patently false,* I hope that you will follow what I
> recommend as the simple resolution of this Libel situation:
> that you remove all reference to Ms. Ford from your website.
>
> If you persist and continue to patently publish false and misleading 
> information that continues to be injurious to my client, then Ms. Ford 
> will be
> forced to seek measures to enforce her rights against your libel, 
> including any and all remedies available under both State and Federal 
> laws.
> I attached an article from CNN.com that I am certain your legal 
> department is aware.  
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/11/wikipedia.ap/index.html
>
> It is the holiday season, so I urge you to act in the spirit and do 
> the right thing immediately.
> If however upon the New Year 2006 no action has been taken on your 
> part, then we will be having a much different conversation immediately 
> thereafter.
>
> If you have any questions at all,  please feel free to contact me.
>
>
> Major Edmund M. "Skip" Davis
> Attorney at Law
> PO Box 201123
> Austin, TX 78720
> Phone and Fax: 512.331.2828
>
>
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