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Wikipedia Moves To Delete the Free Speech Flag

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the under-the-rug dept.

decora writes "After a version of the PS3 Free Speech Flag (from the Yale Law & Tech blog) was deleted from Wikipedia, for being a copyright violation, discussion turned to the original Free Speech Flag, from the HD DVD / AACS encryption key controversy. The result is that this flag too (currently in use on six different wikipedias) has now been nominated for deletion."

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  1. For all you non-Americans . . by MarkvW · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This controversy is a metaphor of the beautiful paradox that is the USA.

    We have a flag for free speech, yet the flag is legally unavailable unless a contract with the owner of the flag is secured.

  2. Is this a joke? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This can't be for serious. They're deleting an image that represents free speech because it violates copyright law?

    Am I missing something or is this really as stupid as it sounds?

    This is on par with that whole debacle of 1984 getting remotely recalled from kindle's.

    1. Re:Is this a joke? by andrea.sartori · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Am I missing something or is this really as stupid as it sounds?

      I'm afraid it really is this stupid.
      Wikipedia has become more of a bureaucracy than an "open" encyclopedia. [citation needed]

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    2. Re:Is this a joke? by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 3, Interesting

      This is why I *never* log in anymore for the few times I "edit" something (and I use random IPs). It's hardly worth the time to edit anyway.

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  3. Re:5 fucking color stripes in a square. by nospam007 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "This is where we are down to, with this copyright/intellectual property shit. i mean, now arrangements of colors are being owned/dominated. "

    Arrangements of the 7 existing (western) musical notes are much worse.

  4. Re:5 fucking color stripes in a square. by vlm · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ... blah ... For example they removed ... blah ...

    The deletionist griefers at wikipedia enjoy filling their empty lives by destroying others work. Thats why its gone, because you cared, and they wanted the rush of destroying something you wanted. If you expressed deep desire for a table of American Morse Code letters or perhaps semaphone signals, they would delete them. Everything else is rationalization and story telling. On both sides.

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  5. Re:5 fucking color stripes in a square. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Thats why its gone, because you cared, and they wanted the rush of destroying something you wanted. If you expressed deep desire for a table of American Morse Code letters or perhaps semaphone signals, they would delete them. Everything else is rationalization and story telling. On both sides.

    I'd like to officially express my deep desire for the deletionistas to live long and healthy lives. With any luck, they'll get right to work figuring out how to die in a fire.