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'''Legal''' is the name of a {{ll|Wikimedia Foundation}} [[wmf:staff|staff]] department.
== The Legal Team ==
The Legal Team is represented by [[wmf:User:Gbrigham|Geoff Brigham, General Counsel]], and his [[wmf:Legal|team]].
'''Note:''' For [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Legal Disclaimer|legal ethical reasons]] we unfortunately can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation and cannot be the attorney for the community or movement organizations, though the legal team often provides strong support to the community in many ways consistent with Wikimedia Foundation goals.
== पृष्ठभूमि ==
There are many Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, that are all hosted and operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit [[w:en:501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] corporation. As the Legal Department for the fifth largest website in the world, we oversee all legal matters for the Foundation and focus on key initiatives to help support the community consistent with our Foundation goals and values. We deal with a wide range of issues and projects, including policy drafting, trademark and copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance.
== Legal Team Email Contacts ==
{{TNT|WMF Legal email addresses}}
== WMF Board Resolutions ==
For a complete list of resolutions by the WMF Board of Trustees, see [[wmf:Resolutions|here]].
== Policies ==
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! Policy !! Description
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| [[wmf:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]] || This document informs readers and users of what WMF provides through its various projects, and the rights and responsibilities that are involved.
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| [[wmf:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]] || This policy governs WMF’s handling of personally identifiable information collected by WMF on its servers in relation to the projects and their communities.
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| [[wmf:Donor privacy policy|Donor Privacy Policy]] || This policy guides the handling of WMF donors' personal information.
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| [[Legal/Legal Policies|Legal Policies]] || These are the policies that guide the Office of the General Counsel at the Wikimedia Foundation, addressing a wide range of topics, including applicable law, responsibility for edits, DMCA takedowns, trade secrets, child pornography, fair use, harassment, subpoenas, and trademark licensing.
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| [[wmf:DMCA Policy|DMCA Policy]] || This document lays out the official WMF policy for dealing with reports of copyright infringement for content hosted on WMF servers as required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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| [[Legal/Legal Fees Assistance Program|Legal Fees Assistance Program]] || This policy outlines the scope of the Legal Fees Assistance Program, which is intended to assist qualifying Wikimedia community members who donate time and effort to any Wikimedia site or project in a support role.
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| [[Office actions|Office Actions Policy]] || This policy governs official changes made to content done under the authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, by members of the Foundation's office. These are removals of questionable or illegal Wikimedia content following complaints.
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| [[wmf:Trademark policy|Trademark Policy]] || This document outlines WMF's policy regarding the use of the WMF trademarks.
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| [[wmf:Visual identity guidelines|Visual Identity Guidelines]] || These guidelines contain specific requirements and restrictions regarding how WMF marks may be displayed.
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| [[wmf:Guidelines on potential conflicts of interest|Guidelines on Potential Conflicts of Interest]] || These guidelines are to be considered by anyone requesting resources belonging to the Wikimedia movement, and are intended to encourage the full disclosure of personal and financial interests that may be in conflict with such requests.
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| [[Legal/Foundation Policy and Political Affiliations Guideline|Policy and Political Association Guidelines]] || This is an internal guideline that clarifies when and how WMF associates itself publicly on policy and political issues.
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| [[FCPA Policy|Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Policy]] || This policy prohibits WMF and its employees, contractors and others acting on behalf of WMF from making unlawful corrupt payments or bribes to U.S. or foreign officials.
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| [[Conflict of interest guide for Wikimedia movement organizations|Conflict of interest guide for Wikimedia movement organizations]]
| This guide provides movement organizations with a guide on how to identify and manage conflicts of interests within their organization.
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* For a more complete list of WMF policies, see the [[wmf:Policies|Policies]] page.
== Non-Free Content ==
For local policies on the status of non-free content on Wikimedia projects, see the {{ll|non-free content}} page.
== Updates from Legal ==
Below are some spaces that Legal may update with announcements or preliminary discussions on legal issues.
* [[wmfblog:c/legal|Wikimedia Blog posts categorized under "Legal"]] deliver important announcements to the community on new Legal initiatives, legal rulings involving Wikimedians around the world, and other legal or governance issues that may be of interest to the Wikimedia community.
* [[Wikilegal]] includes preliminary ideas and research notes on potential legal issues that may be relevant to the Wikimedia community’s mission to share free knowledge. Wikilegal is a stub to encourage community input and improvements.
* [[WMF Metrics and activities meetings/Quarterly reviews|Quarterly review]] documentation: [[:File:LCA Q2 Slides.pdf|January 2015]]
== Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Compliance ==
In addition to the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/DMCA_Policy| DMCA Policy], please refer to §8 of the [[wmf:Terms of Use#8. DMCA Compliance|Wikimedia Terms of Use]], which states:
::The Wikimedia Foundation wants to ensure that the content that we host can be re-used by other users without fear of liability and that it is not infringing the proprietary rights of others. In fairness to our users, as well as to other creators and copyright holders, our policy is to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the formalities of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Pursuant to the DMCA, we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, users and account holders of our system and network who are repeat infringers.
::However, we also recognize that not every takedown notice is valid or in good faith. In such cases, we strongly encourage users to file counter-notifications when they appropriately believe a DMCA takedown demand is invalid or improper. For more information on what to do if you think a DMCA notice has been improperly filed, you may wish to consult the [//www.chillingeffects.org/ Chilling Effects] website.
::If you are the owner of content that is being improperly used on one of the Projects without your permission, you may request that the content be removed under the DMCA. To make such a request, please email us at legal{{@}}wikimedia.org or snail mail our designated agent at [[wmf:Designated agent|this address]].
::Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns. For a non-exhaustive and non-authoritative list of the relevant processes for the different Project editions, look here. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at info{{@}}wikimedia.org.
== Registered Legal Agent ==
: Wikimedia Foundation
: c/o CT Corporation System
: 818 West Seventh Street
: Los Angeles, California 90017
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=== IRC chat logs ===
* [[IRC office hours/Office hours 2013-01-22|2013-01-22]]
* [[IRC office hours/Office hours 2011-12-15|2011-12-15]]
* [[IRC office hours/Office hours 2011-12-01|2011-12-01]]
=== Legal discussions ===
* [[c:Commons:Loriot Signature Background|Loriot Signature case in German court]]
* Naming of new Wikimedia movement entities
** [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/18/naming-of-new-wikimedia-movement-entities/ Blog post inviting community discussion for naming of movement entities]
** [[Talk:Wikimedia Thematic Organizations#Thoughts regarding the naming of thematic organizations|"Thoughts regarding the naming of thematic organizations"]]
** [[Talk:Wikimedia Thematic Organizations#Additional thoughts in the naming of thematic organizations and user groups|"Additional thoughts in the naming of thematic organizations and user groups"]]
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