Wikipedia defense

Wikipedia defense

The Wikipedia defense is a legal strategy that attempts to harvest the power of like-minded individuals on the internet for developing legal arguments and, possibly, to defray the cost of legal research.

Potential value of free advice

In SCO v. IBM, IBM benefited from an anonymous blogger with a shared interest and ability to do legal research. [Lyons, Daniel. SCO Vs. Blogger. Forbes Magazine. February 13, 2007. Available at: [http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/13/groklaw-sco-ibm-tech-enter-cz_dl_0213sco.html http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/13/groklaw-sco-ibm-tech-enter-cz_dl_0213sco.html] . Accessed on: August 14, 2008.] The Wikipedia defense is a solicitation for this type of (free) advice.

History

The term is attributed to Floyd Landis, [The Floyd Landis Case: Distributed Knowledge, Transparency, and the Wisdom of Crowds. knowledgeproblem.com. URL: [http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/001790.html http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/001790.html] . Accessed on: August 14, 2008.] Snow, Michael. "", Wikipedia Signpost, October 16, 2006] who used it during his unsuccessful fight to clear his name on doping charges.

ee also

*Pamela Jones

References

External links

* [http://lucaschan.com/weblog/2006/10/09/the-wikipedia-defense/ The Wikipedia Defense]


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