> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/16/internet-copyright-law
> caught my eye because of its rather alarming headline. However it's about > copyright law; the headline refers to this paragraph: > > In a second thought experiment, imagine that it's five years ago and you > are > responsible for developing the most comprehensive and up-to-the-minute > encyclopedia the world has ever seen. One strategy is to create a global > company, employ the brightest people available, check every fact > produced, > and implement the most rigorous editorial controls. A second option is to > "just create a website and let anybody put up anything". Again, we'd > mostly > have opted for the first strategy, and the world wouldn't have > Wikipedia<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/10/wikipedia.internet> > . > > I might quibble with the description "let anybody put up anything" but > the > author makes an interesting point. > > -- > Sam Blacketer > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
