Court Victory in Italy

• t: Wikimedia wins significant defamation lawsuit in Italy against politician: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/

• t: Legal win in favor of @Wikimedia paves way for more robust free speech protections under Italian law: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/

• t: WMF will defend against those who challenge the community's right to speak, create and share freely: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/

• f/g: After an arduous four years, the Wikimedia Foundation has obtained a resounding victory in an Italian defamation suit filed by Italian politician, Antonio Angelucci and his son, Giampaulo. The ruling paves the way for more robust free speech protections on the Internet under Italian law. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/

• f/g: On July 9, the Roman Civil Tribunal handed down its ruling in favor of the Wikimedia Foundation, dismissing a defamation lawsuit and declaring that the Foundation is not legally responsible for content that users freely upload onto the Wikimedia projects. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/

• f/g: "When the need arises, the Wikimedia Foundation will not hesitate to defend the world's largest repository of human knowledge against those who challenge the Wikimedia community's right to speak, create, and share freely." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-users/