[WikiEN-l] Former Wikimedia employee was a felon.

[Nathan Awrich]

Libel in the US requires malicious intent, which is notoriously hard
to prove - all they would need to do is demonstrate a legitimate
belief that the WMF Carolyn Doran is the same one involved in these
crimes. Additionally, since it is published in the UK there is the
question of jurisdiction. Still, it does seem unlikely that the
Register would expose itself to the comparatively low libel bar in the
UK.

On Dec 13, 2007 11:01 PM,  <joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu> wrote:
> Quoting George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com>:
>
> > Keep in mind that there are verifyably hundreds of Carolyn Doran's in
> > the US.  It's entirely possible she's not the same person who
> > committed those other crimes.  I don't know how good Cade Metz' fact
> > checking is on that point; it needs to be verified, but I wouldn't
> > assume it to be true.
>
> If it isn't true the Foundation and Doran should sue The Register for
> libel. If
> this is wrong it might even constitute sufficiently reckless behavior to be
> actionable in the United States, and certainly would be libel in Great Britain
> where the Register is. However, I doubt even the Register would be this
> sloppy.
> I'd be willing to bet about 8 to 1 that this is the same Carolyn Doran.
>
>
>
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