May 15, 2008

Religion to take on Wikileaks

Wikileaks may have survived a legal challenge from a Swiss bank over legal documents that were published on the super grass site, but will they be able to survive the combined might of the Church of Later Day Saints and the Scientologists.

Documents from both organisations have appeared on the Wikileaks site, and the both groups want these papers removed as soon as possible. But the way that they are going about it is to try an attempt to force the removal of these papers by claiming copyright infringements.

The problem that faces organisations that take the legal route is that they get adverse publicity, meaning that more people are looking at the documents than would have done if the case had not been highlighted because of the legal proceedings. In the future it may be wise if they had left it alone and allow a few people to see them.

Source [Ars Technica]