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[Sex+Metropolis] Having nothing better to do, FBI wants Wikimedia to remove agency ...: The websites of the Wikimedia Foundation are filled with user-generated text, pictures, and other materials, uploaded and curated by independent, often anonymous, volunteers, who change the websites minute by minute. The most well-known sites are the Wikipedias, encyclopedias with over 13 million articles in hundreds of languages.

[vinubuzz.com] FBI in Wikipedia | FBI Seal in Wiki | FBI asks to remove its seal ...: In its response, the Wikimedia Foundation challenged the FBI interpretation of the law governing the use of its seal. The nonprofit said the law was meant to prevent people or organizations from using the seal to pose as the FBI or for commercial use.

[Tappz] Fbi Wikipedia: In July the FBI took it upon itself to go after the band of scofflaws at Wikipedia who were daring to use an image of the FBI’s official seal to illustrate an article about the FBI. So the FBI wrote a stern letter demanding that the …

[LOATAY.COM!] LOATAY.COM! - FBI's latest adversary is Wikipedia: The bureau wrote a letter in July to the Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization of Wikipedia, demanding that it take down an image of the FBI seal accompanying an article on the bureau, and threatened litigation: “Failure to comply may result in further legal action. We appreciate your timely attention to this matter.”

[Erictric] F.B.I. Demands Wikipedia Remove Seal From Article: General counsel to the Wikimedia Foundation Michael Godwin replied cheekily to the F.B.I.’s letter: “While we appreciate your desire to revise the statute to reflect your expansive vision of it, the fact is that we must work with the actual language of the statute, not the aspirational version.”

[CyberLaw Blog] FBI to Wikipedia: Remove our seal - CNN.com | CyberLaw Blog: ‘In short, then, we are compelled as a matter of law and principle to deny your demand for removal of the FBI Seal from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons,’ the Wikimedia Foundation’s general counsel, Mike Godwin, wrote in a letter to the FBI, which was posted online by the New York Times.

[ful.com.np] Wikipedia Gets Catty in Legal Dispute Over F.B.I. Seal · ful.com.np: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanded that Wikipedia remove the bureau’s seal from its encyclopedia entry, enticing the site’s lawyer to shoot back with a snarky missive meant to school the FBI on both the letter and spirit of the law. The New York Times posted PDF documents of the FBI’s takedown request [PDF] and Wikipedia General Counsel Mike Godwin’s bold and catty reply [PDF].

[Fast Company] FBI Flashes Badge at Wikipedia, Ignores the Internet | Fast Company: If you were tasked with finding an image of the FBI's seal, where would you look? Likely, you'd head to Google or Bing, where a quick image search would return tens of thousands of results.

[Main Justice] In Fight with FBI, Wikipedia Doesn't Flinch - Main Justice: FBI spokesman William Carter told the Times that the FBI seal could not be used without permission from the FBI Director.

[NewsPlurk Sci/Tech] Wikipedia lawyer Godwin schools FBI on the law - NewsPlurk: With Nothing Better to Do, FBI Threatens Wikipedia with Lawsuit, The FBI, having just discovered this thing called "the Internet," recently sent the Wikimedia Foundation a letter threatening legal action... Comedy Central (blog) .

[Akira Daily News] Akira Daily News » FBI to Wikipedia: Remove our seal: “In short, then, we are compelled as a matter of law and principle to deny your demand for removal of the FBI Seal from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons,” the Wikimedia Foundation’s general counsel, Mike Godwin, wrote in a letter to the FBI, which was posted online by the New York Times.

[Technology Blog] “With Nothing Better to Do, FBI Threatens Wikipedia with Lawsuit ...: Indecision Forever | Political Humor, 2010 Election, and Satire Blog. by David Wolinsky The FBI, having just discovered this thing called "the Internet," recently sent the Wikimedia Foundation a letter threatening legal action if ...

[Blodic.us - Latest News] FBI Picks a Fight with Wikipedia - Blodic.us: The New York Times and BBC News are both reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent the Wikimedia Foundatation a letter, ordering the removal of an image of the Bureau's seal from its Wikipedia entry.

[TechKive] TechKive » Blog Archive » Wikipedia Gets Catty in Legal Dispute ...: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanded that Wikipedia remove the bureau’s seal from its encyclopedia entry, enticing the site’s lawyer to shoot back with a snarky missive meant to school the FBI on both the letter and spirit of the law. The New York Times posted PDF documents of the FBI’s takedown request [PDF] and Wikipedia General Counsel Mike Godwin’s bold and catty reply [PDF].

[Policy and Economy] Policy and Economy: FBI bullies Wikipedia: "In short, then, we are compelled as a matter of law and principle to deny your demand for removal of the FBI Seal from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons," the Wikimedia Foundation's general counsel, Mike Godwin, wrote in a letter to the FBI, which was posted online by the New York Times.

[Cheshire Cat Photo Blog (... said the Cat: 'we're all mad here....')] Cheshire Cat Photo Blog (”¦ said the Cat: 'we're all mad here ...: If the FBI confused Wikipedia with WikiLeaks, they really should “get out more.” I suspect that wide-ranging powers that have been given to law enforcement in the war against terrorism have gone to the heads of some agents and agencies.

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