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_ Highlighted for Posterity _ Courts Turn to Wikipedia, but Selectively - New York Times
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New York Times, NY - 8 minutes ago
By NOAM COHEN. When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a ...
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More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal.
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New York Times, NY - 1 hour ago
By NOAM COHEN. When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a ...
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New York Times, NY - 11 minutes ago
By NOAM COHEN. When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a ...
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When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a vaccination, she explained her decision in part by referring to material from articles in Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia.
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Professors at most major universities frown upon research papers that cite Wikipedia as a resource, given the socially driven nature of the site. The United States judicial system, however, seems to believe that using Wikipedia as a reference in court rulings is a good idea. All told, more than 100 judicial rulings have reference Wikipedia in some fashion. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...
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IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA - 20 minutes ago
Wikipedia.org is a free online encyclopedia to which users, I mean average folks, resort every day in this technology era. It is easy, convenient, and fast! ...
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A simple search of published court decisions shows that Wikipedia is frequently cited by judges around the country, involving serious issues and the bizarre.
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This is extremely worrying. It's not just the reliability or otherwise of Wikipedia - do we want judges reading "Medicine for beginners" and making a ruling based on wha tthey read? Don't American courts summon expert witnesses?
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New York Times, NY - 16 hours ago
By NOAM COHEN. When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a ...
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This is extremely worrying. It's not just the reliability or otherwise of Wikipedia - do we want judges reading "Medicine for beginners" and making a ruling based on wha tthey read? Don't American courts summon expert witnesses?
If you think thats scary, try reading thru the archives of the USPTO, lots of trademarks and patents have been ruled on based on Wikipedia entries. Talk about a way to reject a trademark... just own the Wikipedia rights to it.
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Guardian Unlimited, UK - 18 minutes ago
It is an encyclopedia written by nobody but Wikipedia is rapidly becoming prime source material for American judges. A search of court decisions by the New ...
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It is an encyclopedia written by nobody but Wikipedia is rapidly becoming prime source material for American judges.
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When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a vaccination, she explained her decision in part by referring to material from articles in Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia.
http://danielh.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/29/543606-courts-turn-to-wikipedia-but-selectively
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When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a vaccination, she explained her decision in part by referring to material from articles in Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia.
http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/29/543599-us-courts-turn-to-wikipedia-but-selectively
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Blog Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
The New York Times reports that Courts in the US are increasingly using Wikipedia as a reference material, but with caution because of the issue of ...
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IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA - 9 hours ago
Wikipedia.org is a free online encyclopedia to which users, I mean average folks, resort every day in this technology era. It is easy, convenient, and fast! ...
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It is an encyclopedia written by nobody but Wikipedia is rapidly becoming prime source material for American judges.
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Hard OCP, TX - 36 minutes ago
The NY Times says that Wikipedia is popping up in court cases more and more. The trend bothers some people, this is what one attorney had to say on the ...
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Foreign Policy (subscription) - 27 minutes ago
Don't get me wrong. I think Wikipedia can be a great resource for fast information, like background on the Karbala shrine in Iraq or the name of Qaddafi's ...
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Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 1 hour ago
When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a vaccination, ...
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More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal.
http://tgupta2.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/01/548161-courts-turn-to-wikipedia-but-selectively