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==PROFILE==
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==LEGAL EXPERIENCE==
Wikimedia Foundation,
General Counsel, 2007 - the present
Supervise legal policy and advise business affairs at nonprofit organization that operates top-ten World Wide Web site offering Wikipedia and other reference services.
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Staff Counsel, 1990–1999
Created the legal department and initiated policy and advocacy positions for major civil liberties and technology organization. Guided and developed legal policy issues on evolving technology issues, including electronic searches and seizures, First Amendment on the Internet, international copyright, and third-party criminal liability. Informed users of electronic networks about their legal rights and responsibilities. Instructed criminal lawyers and law enforcement personnel on computer civil liberties issues. Conducted seminars about civil liberties in electronic communication for a wide range of groups. Supervised law clerks and interns.
▪ Originated and supervised the first case that demonstrated the principle that digital works were subject to First Amendment protection.
▪ Developed legal theories that won the first Supreme Court case to address the First Amendment’s applicability to the Internet.
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