In 1990, Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr was brutally murdered. Two of his business associates were convicted, imprisoned for the crime, and recently paroled. Who killed Sedlmayr? Its a matter of public record, but if one of the men and his German law firm gets their way, Wikipedia (and EFF) will not be allowed to tell you. A few days ago, the online encyclopedia received a cease and desist letter from one of the convicts—represented by the aptly named German law firm Stopp and Stopp—demanding that the perpetrator's name be taken off of the Sedlmayr article page.
Read more here.
This isn't the first time a convicted murderer is freed.
However, even if the suspects don't allow Wikipedia to publish their names on Walter Sedlmayr's profile, their names will still go down in history as convicted murderers. There's just no helping it. :D
Well, it was their negotiation and maybe there might be something beyond the cease and desist letter to have it removed from the record, lol!
This is so not right .They should be imprisoned if guilty .Their names will definitely go down .The suspects should allow wikipedia to publish their names .
I agree with Stevenhart. Wikipedia only published what is the truth about the case. And they were convicted therefore they have been proven guilty under the court of law.
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