[WikiEN-l] Knol - Our first major scandel

[Ray Saintonge]

Thomas Dalton wrote:
> 2009/4/26 Ray Saintonge:
>   
>> The matters of principle in the Jacobsen v. Katzer appear to have been
>> decided for the moment, but the denial of a preliminary injunction
>> suggests that the practicalities are far from clear.  While it's true
>> enough that someone may have standing to sue with respect to most
>> Wikipedia articles, how would it be worth their while?
>>
>> Remember that pre-registration is still a requirement for a plaintiff
>> who wants statutory damages or a recovery of legal costs. Without
>> pre-registration he may get injunctive relief, and only recover actual
>> damages.
>>     
> People don't edit Wikipedia for the money, they do it because they
> think it is a worthy cause. If they were going to sue it would be to
> further that cause - injunctive relief being the desired outcome.
> Monetary damages would serve as a deterrent but, as you say, it would
> probably be difficult to get any under US law. Of course, there is
> nothing that says you have to sue in the US.
>   
People who edit for altruistic reasons are only rarely in a position to 
mount an expensive legal case when the best possible outcome is limited 
to injunctive relief with no possibility of recovering legal costs.

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