[WikiEN-l] Radical redefinition of OR

[Ray Saintonge]

Angela wrote:

>On 3/20/07, Guettarda <guettarda at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>>In a recent posting, Jimbo stated that anything that draws from primary
>>sources is OR.  The section is question was drawn in part from primary
>>sources (San Diego courts case detail, a Superior court judgement).
>>    
>>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons
>suggests that whether or not primary sources can be used depends on
>how public the figure is. For non-public figures, it says "material
>from primary sources should generally not be used," whereas for public
>figures it says "material from primary sources should be used with
>care" though that is under the heading "Presumption in favor of
>privacy".
>
Court judgements (and, for that matter, court filings by the disputants, 
and even trial transcripts) are a matter of public record.  This is an 
important component to maintaining the transparency of the judicial 
system.  Privacy should not be a factor with this kind of material.

Ec