Stephen LaPorte
Legal Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation
About me
As a volunteer, I am User:Slaporte. My home wikis are the English Wikipedia and Wikisource, and I am a member of the San Francisco bay area Wikipedian community.
My work
I work on trademarks, contracts, and other legal issues.
For legal ethical reasons I (as well as the rest of the legal team) can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation and cannot be the attorney for the community or chapters, though the legal team often provides strong support to the community in many ways consistent with the the Foundation goals. You can read more about our initiatives here and here.
Disclaimer:
Although I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, contributions under this account do not necessarily represent the actions or views of the Foundation unless expressly stated otherwise. For example, edits to articles or uploads of other media are done in my individual, personal capacity unless otherwise stated. The legal team can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation on legal matters, so we are unable to give legal advice to others, including community members, editors, or contributors. Communications with members of the legal team are not consultations and do not create any confidential relationship.
Although I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, contributions under this account do not necessarily represent the actions or views of the Foundation unless expressly stated otherwise. For example, edits to articles or uploads of other media are done in my individual, personal capacity unless otherwise stated. The legal team can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation on legal matters, so we are unable to give legal advice to others, including community members, editors, or contributors. Communications with members of the legal team are not consultations and do not create any confidential relationship.
Contact me
- Meta talk page
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Telephone: +1 (415) 839-6885
- Address: 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105