An interesting piece of news from the Edna Online newsletter this week......
"Wikipedians and bloggers are warned to watch what they write, despite a recent court ruling regarding online defamation. Last week, a French court ruled that the Wikimedia Foundation could not be held responsible for content posted by its users. Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000 euros ($AU108,867) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the Web site. Bond University Associate Professor Dr Dan Svantesson isn't surprised by the ruling, but says individual authors will probably now come under more scrutiny. "The court would say that once the party (in this case Wikimedia) takes steps within a time that seems responsible, then they would be protected," Dr Svantesson said. "The French ruling shows a general trend whereby the parties in charge of the Web site are not held liable." ZDNet Australia, 8 November 2007. "
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