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Sherwin Siy

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Sherwin Siy
portrait of Sherwin Siy
Siy in 2019
Born(1980-07-29)July 29, 1980
Houston, Texas, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 40)
North Carolina, U.S.
EducationBachelor of Arts (Stanford University)
Juris Doctor (University of California, Berkeley).
Statement of Sherwin Siy (during his time at the Wikimedia Foundation) Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property - 'How Does the DMCA Contemplate Limitations and Exceptions Like Fair Use?'

Sherwin Siy (July 29, 1980 – July 7, 2021)[1][2][3] was an American lawyer[4] and activist who served as the lead public policy manager at the Wikimedia Foundation.[5][6] He was an adjunct lecturer at George Washington University Law School[7] and an adjunct instructor at American University School of Communication.[8] He previously served as vice-president of legal affairs at the Washington, D.C.–based digital rights group Public Knowledge and as a special counsel for the Federal Communications Commission.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] He died of natural causes in North Carolina on July 7, 2021.[17]

Biography

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Sherwin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sherwin Siy Celebration - RSVPify". Sherwin Siy Celebration. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ^ McSherry, Ernesto Falcon and Corynne (2021-07-08). "The Internet Loses a Champion with the Passing of Sherwin Siy". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ a b Stella, Shiva (2021-07-08). "Public Knowledge Mourns the Loss of Sherwin Siy". Public Knowledge. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ a b "Sherwin Siy". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ^ "Sherwin Siy". Wikimedia Foundation. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  6. ^ "Section 230 hangs in the balance after attacks from Biden and Trump". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  7. ^ "Sherwin Siy". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ^ "Adjunct Instructor". American University. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ^ Whitten, Sarah (2014-12-15). "Photographer continues fight over monkey selfie". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  10. ^ Robertson, Adi (2013-06-20). "The White House's latest copyright and patent plan could be better than you think". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  11. ^ "Wildlife photographer sends takedown note, says he owns monkey selfie". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  12. ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (2011-08-23). "Amazon, Google should be happy after online music locker ruling". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  13. ^ Craig, Caroline (2015-04-24). "Copyright act could make it illegal to repair your own car". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  14. ^ Kravets, David (2015-10-27). "It's still illegal to rip DVD and Blu-ray discs for personal use". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  15. ^ "Google and Hollywood Return to Bickering Over SOPA". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  16. ^ Robertson, Adi (2013-09-09). "Verizon and the FCC square off for the future of net neutrality". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  17. ^ "Obituary".
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