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Wikipedia plagiarism accusations dog Chris Anderson's 'Free'
The much-anticipated launch of Free by Chris 'Long-tail' Anderson has been soured by the discovery of 'almost a dozen passages that are reproduced nearly verbatim from uncredited sources", with m...
Britannia goes a little bit Wiki
Encylopaedia Britannica has been feeling lots of pressure from open-source, online references such as Wikipedia, so has cautiously opening up its material for reader feedback.
Literary agent sues Wikipedia
US literary agent Barbara Bauer is suing 19 bloggers and websites, alleging that comments posted are ruining her reputation.
Brittanica now free for bloggers
In an effort to fight off the influence of online sources such as Wikipedia, the publisher of Encylopedia Brittanica have announced that they will allow bloggers and other 'web publishers' free a...
Wikis no place for PR
This article argues that the emerging 'prosumer' market will sniff out any attempt by companies to shape opinion by posting PR messages on open-source sites such as Wikipedia.
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