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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Sep 17 2007, 02:55 PM) [snapback]311427[/snapback]</div>

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So, what are the consequences of their actions?
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For the moment, only having to bear a badge of shame on the subject within their own Wikipedia article.

but weren't they somehow violating the copyright of the user that wrote the article before them? i mean they edited authors work without the authors permission. i know it's not uncommon in Wiki, but it doesn't go with the ethics they are trying to advertise.[/b]

Thing is, copyrights in that meaning do not apply to the content of Wikipedia articles (which is under a public license, IIRC). What they were violating was the neutrality of the article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:COI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NPOV
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well yeah it's under public license. That's why legaly it was clear (from copyright point of view). What i am saying here is that it isn't ethical for them to be advertising no copying, leave the author as is etc.. but then when they get the chance (since it's legal) to vioalte someone's work they grab it... talking about double standards...