This is a website kick started by artists who are collecting performance pieces critical of (and perhaps also commenting on) this pretty famous site, who is unhappy that the art project incorporates their name into their webpage. Here is some more official commentary from the EFF who is supporting the artists.
April 25, 2009
Wikipedia Art
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OK. I’m dumb, art-illiterate, whatever. I just don’t see what the fuss is about.
http://wikipediaart.org/ doesn’t even clearly explain what “art” is it. Maybe it’s one of those trivial arts.
Could you please explain, in your own words, what is the issue here?
Comment by Tzafrir Cohen — April 25, 2009 @ 7:09 am
Here is a link to some of the art pieces:
http://wikipediaart.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Comment by Biella — April 25, 2009 @ 7:11 am
Let’s perform this noble form of art, then:
http://wikipediaart.org/wiki/index.php?title=Wikipedia_Art_SQLite
Comment by Tzafrir Cohen — April 25, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
Comment from Mike Godwin of WMF:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2009-April/051505.html
Number of press who’ve contacted WMF for comment before running a story on this: 0.
Comment by David Gerard — April 26, 2009 @ 4:01 am
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2009-April/051505.html
That thread lives one question ununswered, so here goes:
Saroman did not live in the mountain of iron (Isenberg). Rather, he lived in the iron fortress, Isengrad.
Comment by Tzafrir Cohen — April 26, 2009 @ 9:50 am
I am wondering what folks think about the name:
http://wikipediaart.org/
Kosher or not? Should they be allowed to use it?
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Comment by Biella — April 26, 2009 @ 10:45 am
Tzafrir Cohen — that only references the first letter; the rest of the discussion with Levy shows WMF was indeed threatedning the artists. They are backtracking.
Comment by ananymous coward — April 27, 2009 @ 5:14 am