[Foundation-l] [Wikinews-l] Proposal for the creation of a Wikinews foundation

Wed Aug 22 00:42:10 UTC 2007

Freedom of press is of course the biggest one. The US also has a 
copyright system, which far from ideal is decent and well tested. The US 
also has relatively easy rules for establishing a non profit (beyond 
establishment it can get complicated but is very well documented and 
there is no shortage of experts). The US also has very reporter friendly 
fair use and libel laws. The other big benifit to establishing it in the 
US is we have a vast pool of resources that we can draw on from the WM 
foundation who are already familiar with US law.
-Craig Spurrier
[[n:Craig Spurrier]]

Anthony wrote:
> On 8/21/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>>> South Carolina has a low fee for nonprofits, the legal
>>> benefits of being in the United States and is very convenient for me
>>> being where I currently live :) .
>>>       
>> What are the legal benefits of being in the US? And compared to where?
>>
>>     
> Freedom of the press?  Pretty much anywhere else?
>
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