Improper, or at least they misrepresent the source, as far as I can tell. - Chris
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Anthony <wikim...@inbox.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Sam Blacketer < > sam.blacke...@googlemail.com> 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 > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
