[Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Nathan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?hpw The FBI sent a cease desist letter to the WMF demanding the removal of the FBI seal from the English Wikipedia; Mike replied with, in the words of the New York Times, a primer on the law. Well done, Mike. ~Nathan

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread David Gerard
On 3 August 2010 14:31, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?hpw The FBI sent a cease desist letter to the WMF demanding the removal of the FBI seal from the English Wikipedia; Mike replied with, in the words of the New York Times, a primer on the

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread David Gerard
On 3 August 2010 14:33, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 August 2010 14:31, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?hpw The FBI sent a cease desist letter to the WMF demanding the removal of the FBI seal from the English Wikipedia; Mike

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Liam Wyatt
On 3 August 2010 13:54, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 August 2010 14:33, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 August 2010 14:31, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?hpw The FBI sent a cease desist letter to the WMF demanding

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Nathan
The story has now been picked up by other news agencies from the geeky http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100803/00013910465.shtml to the mainstream http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10851394 all of which pointing out this delightfully snarky letter. I for one discovered this story not

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Andreas Kolbe
A. --- On Tue, 3/8/10, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: From: Nathan nawr...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tuesday, 3 August, 2010, 23:45 The story has now been picked up by other news agencies

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Dan Rosenthal
: From: Nathan nawr...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tuesday, 3 August, 2010, 23:45 The story has now been picked up by other news agencies from the geeky http

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Andreas Kolbe
Incidentally, britannica.com removed the seal today from their article on the FBI. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/203351/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation You can see the edit in the Article History. However, at the time of writing, the seal is still included in the Media section of

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Oliver Keyes
Another cease-and-desist, perchance? Hopefully the Streisand Effect will take hold and every news organisation reporting this will reproduce the seal in loving, high-definition detail. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@yahoo.com wrote: Incidentally, britannica.com removed

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Andreas Kolbe
Indeed. I should have written The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, because that's who www.dni.gov belongs to, according to its banner. A. --- On Wed, 4/8/10, Dan Rosenthal swatjes...@gmail.com wrote: To be fair, the DNI is a relative a friend of mine and I am pretty sure he

Re: [Foundation-l] FBI Seal and Wikimedia

2010-08-03 Thread Ray Saintonge
Andreas Kolbe wrote: Incidentally, britannica.com removed the seal today from their article on the FBI. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/203351/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation You can see the edit in the Article History. However, at the time of writing, the seal is still included