On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Sam Blacketer < [email protected]> wrote:
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/16/internet-copyright-lawcaught > 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 Interesting that it's in quotes. Is it a quotation, or were the quotation marks used improperly? _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
