2009/4/26 Ray Saintonge <sainto...@telus.net>: > The matters of principle in the Jacobsen v. Katzer appear to have been > decided for the moment, but the denial of a preliminary injunction > suggests that the practicalities are far from clear. While it's true > enough that someone may have standing to sue with respect to most > Wikipedia articles, how would it be worth their while? > > Remember that pre-registration is still a requirement for a plaintiff > who wants statutory damages or a recovery of legal costs. Without > pre-registration he may get injunctive relief, and only recover actual > damages.
People don't edit Wikipedia for the money, they do it because they think it is a worthy cause. If they were going to sue it would be to further that cause - injunctive relief being the desired outcome. Monetary damages would serve as a deterrent but, as you say, it would probably be difficult to get any under US law. Of course, there is nothing that says you have to sue in the US. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
