[WikiEN-l] Libel law

Thu Dec 8 15:17:43 UTC 2005

On 12/8/05, Chip Berlet <c.berlet at publiceye.org> wrote:
> Given Wikipedia's editing policy, it is unlikely to qualify for the safe
> harbor protection under the CDA. Amazon.com does not edit posts, and thus
> is essentially immune from suit. While the other case found an editor
> liable, that was because it appeared from the complaint that he had
> participated in the libeling. Wikipedia, unfortunately, falls between the
> two extremes.
>
Are you suggesting that Wikipedia edits posts?  Even if you rephrase
that question to whether or not the Wikimedia Foundation edits posts,
I think it's clear that the foundation does not edit posts. 
Individuals, who are neither employed by nor controlled by the
foundation, edit posts.

Anthony