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For-profit college, former employee square off in Wikipedia defamation case

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Eric Goldman • Published March 5, 2012 3:45 PM • Given the size and scale of its database, it's remarkable that we don't see more US defamation lawsuits filed (rather than just threatened) over Wikipedia entries. It's even more remarkable when you …
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The "Hey nevermind we defamed you hardly anyone reads that stuff and at any rate it will be changed eventually anyway" defense.

Tuition is big business and the type of basement-dwellers that read Wikipedia are exactly the ones schools would love to scoop up, put in massive debt, and give them pieces of paper saying they're smart and deserve jobs or something. Damages could easily exceed $75,000. What's that, like 3 students?
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