David Gerard wrote:
On 06/05/07, Tim Starling tstarling@wikimedia.org wrote:
No, that's for copyright violation. Doesn't anyone follow links? From "09 f9: A Legal Primer":
Do they say anything about press reporting? Six US-based press articles so far proudly displaying the number in text or image. What about TV broadcast? It was broadcast on Current TV, Al Gore's cable channel, and is still on the Current TV website.
Realistically, the probability of Wikimedia being sued is zero.
The point I would make, and the sentiment behind my wry response to Danny, is that posting the key to the list was irresponsible. The damage has been done, and that there is little we can do to rectify it at this point. Yes the chance of being sued is small, but that doesn't stop us from trying to convince those responsible of their error.
-- Tim Starling