Wikimedia

SUCCESS: Wikipedia To Remain Ad-Free

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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2011 is looking up for Wikipedia, the collaborative free-content internet encyclopedia. On January 1, co-founder Jimmy Wales announced in a blog pos...

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Wales vs. Wales: Whose Personal Appeal Will You Answer?

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Fishman

Over the weekend, Wikipedia kicked off its 2010 fundraising drive with a personal appeal from founder Jimmy Wales. Actually, with two appeals. Taking...

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Wikipedia Porn Purge Sparks Dispute Over Adult Images

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dispute over sexually explicit content on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons is growing in the wake of allegations that the sites are hosting and distr...

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The Brooklyn Museum's Copyright Project

Jonathan Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cultural Institutions, Public Domain, The Brooklyn Museum, Art, Flickr, Remix, Copyright, Flickr Commons, Contemporary Art, Art Museums, Wikimedia, Fair Use, New York News
Jonathan Melber

The Brooklyn Museum understands that the public better served, when it allows its collection to be reproduced, remixed and disseminated in as many (non-commercial) ways as possible.

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Two German Killers Demanding Anonymity Sue Wikipedia's Parent

New York Times | John Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wolfgang Werlé and Manfred Lauber became infamous for killing a German actor in 1990. Now they are suing to force Wikipedia to forget them....

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