Hi folks:
Since we're about to discuss privacy issues, a story in this morning's New York Times is pertinent. A couple of German guys who killed a well-known actor, were convicted, and have served their sentences are suing the parent company of Wikipedia, demanding that their names be removed from the Wikipedia story about the actor:
http://tinyurl.com/gerkill
Seems like German law states that, once you've paid your debt to society, your privacy rights revert to those of any other citizen, and you have the right to demand that your name not be used in stories about your crime. My guess is that the case will ultimately turn on jurisdiction: does Wikimedia, Inc. do business in Germany? (The story says they have no assets there -- presumably including servers.) If not, then presumably German courts have no jurisdiction.
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