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FBI in tussle with Wikipedia over use of seal

By Andy Rice
03 Aug 2010
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations is currently engaged in a war of words with Wikipedia, over the use of the F.B.I seal in an accompanying article on the bureau, and have demanded that it be taken down. Wikipedia are having none of it, saying that the law cited by the F.B.I is intended to prevent people from using fake badges of profiteering from the seal, and does not prevent the posting of images to noncommercial websites. Read more: NY Times

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