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Wikipedia Wins Defamation Case

Posted by Zonk on from the wiki-this dept.

Raul654 writes "Yesterday, a French judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Wikimedia Foundation for defamation. The judge found that 'Web site hosts cannot be liable under civil law because of information stored on them if they do not in fact know of their illicit nature.' According to the inquirer: 'Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000 euros ($100,000) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the website.'"

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  1. Correction by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    A correction has been posted:

    'Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000,000 euros ($100,000,000) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the website.'"

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    1. Re:Correction by WrongMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny
      A correction has been posted (to correct for currency devaluation):

      'Three plaintiffs were each seeking 69,000 euros ($100,000,000) in damages for invasion of their privacy after their homosexuality was revealed on the website.'

    2. Re:Correction by bidule · · Score: 4, Funny

      But why 69 thousands? Does it have some special meaning we should be aware of?

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  2. Deh-fah-may-schon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bet the judge went back to his chamber, looked up what 'defamation' is on wikipedia, and came out and made his ruling...

  3. Irony by Nairanvac · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else find it ironic that they all sued for 69,000 euros?

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  4. YOUR RIGHT! by Per+Abrahamsen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd agree with the GP, anyone arguing at that level is unlikely to get the grammar right.

  5. Re:Strange by Epsillon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just check your hair. All OK? Good.

    Next time a joke flies that high above someone's head, AC, try attaching a solar panel or two to it. The guys on the ISS could do with a spare.

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  6. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dumbledore is suing J.K. Rowling for declaring "I always thought of Dumbledore as gay!"

  7. Re:When "defamation" include the truth? by magarity · · Score: 4, Funny

    what does that say about how they feel about their own sexuality?
     
    They think its totally gay.

  8. Re:Wonder if.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Same thing that makes yours flamebait. >:(

  9. Re:When "defamation" include the truth? by Darby · · Score: 2, Funny


    Nah, I'm safe because this is slashdot, and few use slashdot for actual factual information

    Yeah, whatever, Green liker.