[WikiEN-l] Print edition

Thu Feb 26 21:00:35 UTC 2004

Jimmy Wales wrote:

> But what makes more sense for us, and for a publisher I think, is for
>
>us to use this to "prove" our quality by going to print, under the
>Wikipedia name.  And for that we probably want to do as much of the
>work as we can.
>
>--Jimbo
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We need to check how this affects our not-for-profit status.
I guess that the plan would be for the wikimedia foundation to get some 
sort of profit share? In the UK this could count as primary purpose 
trading under UK Charity Law (depending on what the objects of the 
charity were) - and would be legal. In some cases a trading company 
would have to be set up.

I know _nothing_ about US not-for-profit law - I just thought I'd flag 
it as a potential issue.

Caroline