Departament Jurídic de la Fundació Wikimedia
Legal
La Viquipèdia i molts altres projectes de Wikimedia estan allotjats i gestionats per la Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., una corporació sense ànim de lucre 501(c)(3). L'equip jurídic, sota la direcció de l'advocada general Stephen LaPorte, supervisa tots els assumptes legals de la Fundació i se centra en iniciatives clau per donar suport la comunitat d'acord amb els objectius i els valors de la nostra Fundació. Ens ocupem d'una àmplia gamma de qüestions i projectes, com ara l'elaboració de polítiques, la llei de marques registrades i drets d'autor, dret internacional, dret laboral, litigis, llei de captació de fons i subvencions, contractes nacionals i internacionals, llei de privadesa, ètica, dret d'Internet i governança corporativa sense ànim de lucre.
Note: For 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.
Leadership
Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Compliance
In addition to the DMCA Policy, please refer to § 8 of the 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 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 legalwikimedia.org or snail mail our designated agent at 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 infowikimedia.org.
Agent legal registrat
Wikimedia Foundation
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330 N Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203-2336