Thanks for sending this over Andreas. I'll raise it with the Trustees for discussion.
Stevie On 15 November 2012 12:09, Andreas Kolbe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Andy Mabbett > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for the additional info; I'm familiar with the history. My >> point is that - for whatever reason - the CIPR guidelines are stricter >> than Wikipedia's own, and we need to be mindful of that. > > > > Charles mentioned > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-11-12/News_and_notes > yesterday > as related to this question. > > Given that this court judgment is based on EU law, it could potentially > have quite far-reaching consequences for the legal status of COI editing in > Wikipedia. > > Wikimedia Germany have commissioned a legal opinion from an expert. Could > I suggest Wikimedia UK do the same? While the underlying EU Directive > applies in both countries, there may be differences in national > implementation. > > Andreas > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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