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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. 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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    Mostly harmless.
  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.