American attorney (1980–2021)
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
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
- ^ a b "Sherwin Siy Celebration - RSVPify". Sherwin Siy Celebration. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Stella, Shiva (2021-07-08). "Public Knowledge Mourns the Loss of Sherwin Siy". Public Knowledge. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ a b "Sherwin Siy". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Sherwin Siy". Wikimedia Foundation. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Section 230 hangs in the balance after attacks from Biden and Trump". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Sherwin Siy". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Adjunct Instructor". American University. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Whitten, Sarah (2014-12-15). "Photographer continues fight over monkey selfie". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wildlife photographer sends takedown note, says he owns monkey selfie". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (2011-08-23). "Amazon, Google should be happy after online music locker ruling". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Craig, Caroline (2015-04-24). "Copyright act could make it illegal to repair your own car". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Google and Hollywood Return to Bickering Over SOPA". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Robertson, Adi (2013-09-09). "Verizon and the FCC square off for the future of net neutrality". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Obituary".