[Wikipedia-l] California court ruling on responsibility for content

[Jay Bowks]

This is kinda scary... How would this
new ruling affect Wikipedia projects?

w/ regards,
Jay B.

"A California court ruling could reverse 
long-standing legal protections
that have cleared Web sites of 
responsibility for content published by
online users. The ruling, which concerns 
a false personals ad posted on
Matchmaker.com that included the 
real name and address of a "Star Trek"
actress, could force Web sites to 
choose between actively policing public 
forum content or risking litigation 
over inaccurate information."
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