Wikipedia Ethics Event, May 15 at SCU

April 29, 2008 · by · in General

By Eric Goldman

The High Tech Law Institute is cosponsoring (along with the Center for Science, Technology and Society and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics) the following event:

The World that Wikipedia Made: The Ethics and Values of Public Knowledge

May 15, 2008, 6.30-8.00 p.m., de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University

Speakers: Mike Godwin (GC of Wikimedia and one of the pioneers of Cyberlaw) and Carl Hewitt. Pedro Hernández-Ramos will moderate.

Admission is free; parking is $6. RSVPs aren’t required.

More details about the event and bios for the participants.

This event should be a great opportunity to explore the ethical, legal and credibility issues associated with Wikipedia’s editing structure (something I’ve critiqued before). I haven’t heard Carl speak before, but I can confirm that Mike Godwin is a brilliant and entertaining speaker.