David Gerard wrote:
On 24/05/07, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/23/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
http://liveserials.blogspot.com/2007/05/uksg-write-up-wikipedia-problem.html
I don't really get a great idea of what they MEAN by that phtase, though ...
It's entirely unclear ... that public participation ruins their business model? In which case look out for them as a threat in the future?
Yeh, I too poked about and couldn't find a satisfactory definition of the term. Your guess is as good as any. I didn't find anything on the site critical of copyright law, and they didn't seem too pleased with any kind of open access. It's easy to cast stones at Wikipedia because being a top-ten site makes it so visible.
It's much easier for them to defend themselves if they are being attacked directly. It's considerably more uncomfortable when the underpinnings of their business model are being pulled apart.
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