[WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?

[Fred Bauder]

I guess the mob is winning, but I don't think they will have any stomach for the struggle.

Fred

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Szilagyi [mailto:szilagyi at gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 07:29 AM
>To: wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>Subject: [WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?
>
>I noticed today that the Internets civil war or whatever that is underway
>for this has spread to Wikipedia, to the point it's now on DRV:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_May_2#09_9_11_02_9D_74_E3_5B_D8_41_56_C5_63_56_88_C0
>
>Zscout says here:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Zscout370#HD_DVD_Key
>
>"Regardless if it is popular or not, we cannot host the key on here and the
>Foundation has asked us to remove it on sight.
>User:Zscout370<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Zscout370>
>*(Return Fire)* 03:57, 2 May 2007 (UTC)"
>
>Did the WMF take that official stance? Where, if I missed it? The specific
>number/value I don't believe can be even copyrighted in the United States.
>
>Keep in mind that the hex/number itself is now notable.
>
>--
>Regards,
>Joe
>http://www.joeszilagyi.com
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