There are at least 2 published California appellate decisions and
several unpublished which cite Wikipedia.
Bob Ryan
(I'm back. New Jersey to California. Rte. 80. America is lovely when
seen from a 16 foot truck.)
Hill Farrer & Burrill
Los Angeles
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Scott Burgh
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 8:52 AM
To: law lib; CALL
Subject: Wikipedia and authority
Greetings:
With the internet, I often raise the issue to the patrons of where does
the authority of the information lie regarding issues such as
credibility, currency, and reliability. While I love Wikipedia as a
starting point, the article link here shows that a hacker's program has
pinpointed origins of Wikipedia edits to indicate that alterations to
the popular online encyclopedia have come from the CIA and the Vatican,
as well as from politicians making their entries more flattering.
Check out the story from the Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/CIA-and-Vatican-edit-Wikipedia-ent
ries/2007/08/18/1186857828993.html
Thank you.
Scott Burgh
Chief Law Librarian
City of Chicago Department of Law Library
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