No judicial notice for Wikipedia entry, Internet cases Options

[Kato]

http://blog.internetcases.com/2008/10/27/n...ikipedia-entry/

"Citing to a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this year, the court declined to treat Wikipedia as a “reliable website,” instead invoking the overworn observation that Wikipedia’s greatest strength (its open platform) is also its greatest weakness.."

[Cedric]

http://blog.internetcases.com/2008/10/27/n...ikipedia-entry/

Citing to a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this year, the court declined to treat Wikipedia as a “reliable website,” instead invoking the overworn observation that Wikipedia’s greatest strength (its open platform) is also its greatest weakness..

"Overworn observation"??!! It could never be emphasized enough! Given the provisions of the Federal Rules of Evidence, there is simply no way in hell that judicial notice should ever be given to anything appearing in Wikipedia. Ever. Fortunately, most state rules of evidence are patterned on the federal rules or are otherwise rather similar. Frankily, the words "Wikipedia" and "judicial notice" have no business together in the same sentence, unless a rather prominent "NOT" or "NO" also appears.

[Son of a Yeti]

Citing to a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this year, the court declined to treat Wikipedia as a “reliable website,” instead invoking the overworn observation that Wikipedia’s greatest strength (its open platform) is also its greatest weakness..

I'm shocked, shocked!