[Foundation-l] Instant Commons : INCORRECT

Brion Vibber brion at pobox.com
Thu Jun 8 19:48:16 UTC 2006


Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> On 6/8/06, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I do however want to address Amgine's point. There is one important
>> difference between Commons and Napster. On Commons people are actively
>> engaged in ensuring that content is properly labeled and licensed.
>> This is in marked contrast with Napster where the defence was that
>> they were only providing a service and that it was not THEIR content.
> 
> Considering that we've had violations persist for months after they
> were tagged and even brought up in a Wikimedia board meeting, I'd say
> that our position is even weaker than napsters.

Give me URLs and I'll happily bust some heads.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)


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