It's pretty remarkable that Italian Court is keeping in mind the real
nature of Wikipedia as a sui generis collaborative project and not like a
web site in a traditional sense. This new legal definition might influence
other courts or laws. The most of law traditions in Latin America follow
Does this help chapters and other volunteers sued for their alleged
(potential) responsibility over the content? Of course I'm thinking of
the 20 millions € trial against Frieda on behalf of WMIT.
Nemo
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Hi Nemo,
While this case is not binding precedent (Italy follows civil law), it is a
great case that other courts can look to in evaluating the liability of
chapters or other volunteers (who are not involved in the creation of the
content in question) sued for their alleged responsibility over
Michelle Paulson, 27/06/2013 19:37:
While this case is not binding precedent (Italy follows civil law), it
is a great case that other courts can look to in evaluating the
liability of chapters or other volunteers (who are not involved in the
creation of the content in question) sued for their
Hi All,
I am very happy to announce a favorable decision we have recently received
in an Italian defamation case brought against the Wikimedia Foundation by
former Italian Minister of Defense and Berlusconi advisor, Mr. Cesare
Previti.
You can read more about it in our latest blog
The blog has been already posted in the Italian mailing list and I would
say that this is an excellent result.
The justice in Italy is really slow in general, but in this case the
timeline has been short and the result of the court of justice really good
for the future.
The definition that the
