News made it to the front page (print) of Germany's No. 1 tabloid, too. Michael
2016-08-12 2:39 GMT+02:00 Jacob Rogers <[email protected]>: > Hi everyone, > > I want to let you know about a recent victory for the WMF in Germany. The > German court of appeals dismissed the case of Evelyn Schels v. Wikimedia > Foundation. The court held that biographical information about Schels, such > as her birthdate, was appropriate for an article about her as a notable > figure when it was obtained from a public source. You can read more about > it on the blog > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/08/09/victory-germany-appeal-dismissed/> > as well. > > Best, > Jacob > -- > > Jacob Rogers > Legal Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged > information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see > our legal disclaimer > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. > > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > > -- Leiter Kommunikation & Partnerschaften Head of Communications & Partnerships Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 260 http://wikimedia.de <http://www.wikimedia.de> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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