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French company fined 25000 Euros for altering Wikipedia entry - The Next Web

Newsfeed	Wed 6th July 2011, 3:43am Post #1
Postmaster General Group: Bots Posts: 3,272 Joined: Mon 3rd Sep 2007, 9:29pm Member No.: 2,885	<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />French company fined 25000 Euros for altering [b]Wikipedia entry[/b] The Next Web A court decision issued last week fined French company Hi-Media €25000 (US$36000) for damages and interest after it was proven that the company removed the mention of competitor Rentabiliweb from a list of vendors in the French Wikipedia's article on ... View the article

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Kelly Martin	Thu 7th July 2011, 12:59am Post #2
Bring back the guttersnipes! Group: Regulars Posts: 3,270 Joined: Sun 22nd Jun 2008, 4:41am From: EN61bw Member No.: 6,696	That's not even it at all, Somey. This was a fistfight between two businesses that happened to take place in part on Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't part of the issue, it was just the venue in which the fight took place. That said, French courts tend to believe they are in control of everything, and if someone else doesn't like that, tough shit.

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Newsfeed French company fined 25000 Euros for altering Wikipedia entry - The Next Web Wed 6th July 2011, 3:43am

Somey Yikes - this is pretty hard to believe, but since ... Wed 6th July 2011, 3:52am

thekohser This is really, really hard to believe. Wed 6th July 2011, 5:07am

Kelly Martin This is really, really hard to believe.No, it... Wed 6th July 2011, 5:12am

Somey Kelly makes a good point. I was giving this some t... Thu 7th July 2011, 12:10am

Kelly Martin That's not even it at all, Somey. This was a ... Thu 7th July 2011, 12:59am

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