Mike Godwin

Lawyer, Author

1956 –

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Who is Mike Godwin?

Michael Wayne "Mike" Godwin is an American attorney and author. He was the first staff counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the creator of the Internet adage Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies. From July 2007 to October 2010, he was general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation. In March 2011 he was elected to the Open Source Initiative board. Godwin has served as a contributing editor of Reason magazine since 1994. He is currently a senior policy advisor at Internews.

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Born
Oct 26, 1956
United States of America
Also known as
  • Michael Wayne Godwin
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin
    ( - 1980)
  • Lamar High School
  • University of Texas School of Law
Employment
  • General counsel, Wikimedia Foundation
    (2007/07 - )

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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