Estonia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s Tax and Customs Board was wrong to fine logistics company NTN EST €1,600 because it had based its judgement using data from Wikipedia.
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By Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia (IMG_0063) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Two helicopter engines were being shipped by NTN EST to Russia after their arrival from Dubai. Customs claimed that these engines are meant for the Mi-28 attack helicopter and are banned under European Union ruling.
The shipping company convinced the Supreme Court that data published in Wikipedia was not credible enough to justify the fine.