On 21/04/06, Tony Sidaway <f.crdfa(a)gmail.com> wrote:
liability for publication by agents of the provider.
A Wikipedia
administrator who uses his special powers to publish defamatory
content or copy copyright-infringing content would tend to advance the
case against Wikipedia for third-party liability.
That would all hinge on whether a "Wikipedia administrator" represents
Wikipedia in any respect. I don't think they do, not more than any
editor does. Taken to its conclusion, you would be saying that user A
writes something horrible on Wikipedia, user B (possibly an admin if
you like) then publishes that in print in 50 magazines, and user A
deletes the horrible remark. Wikipedia is liable for user B's actions?
Steve