[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

Hi all, I am Stephen LaPorte, the General Counsel at the Foundation. We have received reports that Wikimedia Commons has been partially inaccessible in Pakistan—depending on the user's Internet Service Provider—for multiple years, starting as early as 2021. My understanding is that it does

[Wikimedia-l] Foundation support for Wikimedians affected by the war in Gaza and Israel

g or for emergencies involving Wikimedians at humanrig...@wikimedia.org (monitored 24/7). We encourage everyone to be cautious and alert us to any safety and human rights concerns through private channels to avoid putting our fellow volunteers at risk. -- Stephen LaPorte (he/him/his) Gene

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Block of Wikipedia in Pakistan

to its growth globally. Thank you for your support. We’ll continue to keep you updated if there are any new developments. Best, Stephen On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 5:32 PM Stephen LaPorte wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Today, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ordered that access

[Wikimedia-l] Block of Wikipedia in Pakistan

imedia projects in Pakistan. Thank you, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte (he/him/his) General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sanctions against the Russian Federation; support for Ukrainian Wikimedians

a dedicated channel and our team can be reached through d...@wikimedia.org. Best, Stephen On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 5:25 AM Andy Mabbett wrote: > On Wed, 2 Mar 2022 at 06:26, Stephen LaPorte > wrote: > > > We share your concern for the ongoing threats to our community members

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sanctions against the Russian Federation; support for Ukrainian Wikimedians

g/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/SED4KIJS6W5F6PKI4NHHJORZN74L6AQ7/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > -- Stephen LaPorte (he/him/his) Legal Director Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2015 - 2016 Fundraising Report just published

satisfying answers to your questions, but in this case we have determined that publishing the requested information would not be in the best interest of the Wikimedia movement or Foundation. -- Stephen LaPorte Senior Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Agenda for the December 9, 2015 Board Meeting

ia-l > ___ > WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list > wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l > > -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: This message may

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] July 2015 minutes of the Board of Trustees

Hi all, We have posted the minutes from the Board of Trustees meeting at Wikimania on July 15-16, 2015, which you can find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2015-07-15 Thank you, Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] July 2015 minutes of the Board of Trustees

gt; > Thanks, > Itzik > > > > > > *Regards,Itzik Edri* > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitmen

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Agenda for the September 14, 2015 Board Meeting

Hello all, The agenda for the next Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees meeting is now available on Meta Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_meetings/2015-09-14 -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising in the Netherlands, in Europe

/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: This message may

[Wikimedia-l] Bylaw proposal on term limits

on the talk page. The proposal will be available for two weeks before the Board votes on the amendment. Best, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] December 2014 and January 2015 minutes of the Board of Trustees

Hi all, I have posted the minutes from the Board of Trustees meetings on December 22, 2014 and January 12, 2015, which you can find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-12-22 https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2015-01-12 Thank you, Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel

[Wikimedia-l] November 21, 2014 minutes of the Board of Trustees

Hi all, At the request of the Board of Trustees, I have posted the minutes of the November 21, 2014 meeting in San Francisco, which you can find here: *https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-11-21 https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-11-21* Thank you, Stephen LaPorte

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [AffCom] Quarterly goals for WMF Legal

time to make decisions, but until now investigating that has been low on my priority stack. Pine ___ Affiliations Committee mailing list aff...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affcom -- Stephen LaPorte Legal

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quarterly goals for WMF Legal

/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Disclosure amendment to the Terms of Use

on the Terms of Use on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Terms_of_use -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees: Minutes of April 2014 meeting

Hello all, We have published the minutes from the Board's April 2014 meeting in San Francisco, which you may find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-04-25 -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees: Minutes of January 2014 meeting

At the request of the WMF Board of Trustees, I am posting the minutes of the January 31 - February 1, 2014 meeting, which you may find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-01-31 Best, Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Optional changes to the Terms of Use amendment on undisclosed paid edits

/wiki/Talk:Terms_of_use/Paid_contributions_amendment#Discussion_for_Optional_Changes Many thanks for everyone's participation in the ongoing discussion on the Terms of Use amendment. Best, Stephen Laporte -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Proposed amendment to the Wikimedia Terms of Use

for sharing your thoughts and comments. -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement for the police about the fundraising?

). Best, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *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. For legal reasons, I may only serve

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees minutes from the San Francisco meeting

At the request of the Chair of the WMF Board of Trustees, we published the minutes of the November 2013 Board Meeting in San Francisco, which you may find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-11-24 -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Do you want to buy sreenshot of main Wikipedia page?

___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Minutes from the April 18-19, 2013 Board Meeting

Committee's Meeting on April 17, 2013 are available here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee/Minutes_04-17-2013 -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Advocacy Advisory Group open for membership

Policy and Political Association Guideline: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/Foundation_Policy_and_Political_Affiliations_Guideline Many thanks, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board Agenda, April 2013

for the Wikimedia Foundation == Friday, April 19, 2013 == '''09:00''' - Editor Retention '''10:00''' - Transition Team Update '''12:00''' - Lunch '''13:30''' - Trustee Candidates '''14:30''' - Executive Session -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only

[Wikimedia-l] WMF Board Agenda, April 2013

for the Wikimedia Foundation == Friday, April 19, 2013 == '''09:00''' - Editor Retention '''10:00''' - Transition Team Update '''12:00''' - Lunch '''13:30''' - Trustee Candidates '''14:30''' - Executive Session -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Zero wins!

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Where is the mythical award photo of which you speak? SJ Mythical award photo: https://twitter.com/thekulway/status/311636200979054592 -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Minutes from the February 1-2, 2013 Board Meeting

Committee and the Chapters Association * Advisory Board * Comments from Doron Weber * Letter to the Chapters Association * Executive session -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give

[Wikimedia-l] Minutes of the December 1, 2012, WMF Board meeting

Hello all, The minutes of the WMF Board meeting on December 1, 2012, have been ratified and published here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2012-12-01 Best, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Policy and Political Affiliations Guideline

, and it is the General Counsel and CFA's duty to ensure that the WMF complies with those laws. The community has procedures for determining consensus for action, and most of the time the community can implement that action without any additional resources from the WMF. -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel