Lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation tossed
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Julie Barrett
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
According to Wikinews and The Asbury Park Press, a judge has dismissed the defamation suit against Wikipedia's parent organization the Wikimedia Foundation by literary agent Barbara Bauer.
This ruling only affects Wikipedia, and not the complaints against the other defendants.
Tags: Legal
Update: The Asbury Park Press link has been updated with one with better formatting. Same text, but easier to read - and with comments.
I
suppose I should make some halfway witty observation, but I'm still
digesting this. The Wikinews source is being continually updated.
First
take: It's a victory for free speech on the Internet. I'm not a lawyer,
but it seemed to me that the Communications Decency Act covered this
sort of speech. As for the others - it's my understanding that the
truth is an absolute defense against defamation. I suppose we'll just
have to wait for it all to come out in court.
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