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 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. > > > At least he didn't actually reference "Arkell v. Pressdram". > > > He comes close, though. Do be sure to read the letter: > > > http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/us/20100803-wiki-LetterToLarson.pdf > > > - d. > > I can second that - that letter (in the above PDF link) is amusing as it is well argued - A must read. Bravo Mike :-)
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 online but in reading the Sydney Morning Herald today which calls it a "politely feisty response". -Liam Peace, Love and Metadata wittylama.com/blog _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l