Editing Encyclopedia Dramatica (section)

== Lawsuits ==
In 2016, a [[United Kingdom]] court determined an ED user must pay £10,000 in [[English defamation law|libel]] damages for making false statements about  Samuel Collingwood Smith, a former Labour councillor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/29/encyclopedia_dramatica_dynastia_likeicare_samuel_smith_10k_libel_case/ |website=[[theregister.co.uk]] |title=Encyclopedia Dramatica user hit with £10k damages after calling ex-councillor a 'paedo' |date=July 29, 2016 |first=Gareth |last=Corfield |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043312/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/29/encyclopedia_dramatica_dynastia_likeicare_samuel_smith_10k_libel_case/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
 
In 2017, a suit was launched against the website seeking US$750,000 for alleged [[copyright infringement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/encyclopedia-dramatica-copyright-lawsuit/ |website=[[dailydot.com]] |first=David |last=Gilmour |title=The lawsuit that could kill Encyclopedia Dramatica |date=July 5, 2017 |quote=Monsarrat is now suing Encyclopedia Dramatica for alleged copyright infringement and seeking a total of $750,000 in damages. |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002191141/https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/encyclopedia-dramatica-copyright-lawsuit/ |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The "life-threatening"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theoutline.com/post/2369/everipedia-is-the-wikipedia-for-being-wrong |website=[[theoutline.com]] |date=October 4, 2017 |first=Jon |last=Christian |title=Everipedia is the Wikipedia for being wrong |quote=Encyclopedia Dramatica, which is currently facing a life-threatening copyright lawsuit, is an ad-supported cesspool of surreal troll humor founded by online provocateur Sherrod DeGrippo in 2004. |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102012909/https://theoutline.com/post/2369/everipedia-is-the-wikipedia-for-being-wrong |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> suit is by millionaire Jonathan Monsarrat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/the-pedobear-motion-practice-youve-been-waiting-for/ |website=[[abovethelaw.com]] |title=The Pedobear Motion Practice You've Been Waiting For |first=Elie |last=Mystal |date=October 25, 2017 |quote=Out there in meme-culture, a major lawsuit is happening. Encyclopedia Dramatica, "Wikipedia’s evil twin," is being sued by Jonathan Monsarrat, an eccentric millionaire. |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171201071720/https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/the-pedobear-motion-practice-youve-been-waiting-for/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Monsarrat's suit was dismissed in December 2017, with the judge ruling that the three-year statute of limitations for copyright infringement had expired before the lawsuit was filed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judge rules man waited too long to sue Web site that transformed a photo of him as a beaver into a photo of him as a pedobear |url=https://www.universalhub.com/2017/judge-rules-man-waited-too-long-sue-web-site |website=Universal Hub |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>