The DG asked ...
How likely is a UK judge to decide this is legally bogus and that the UK foundation is just pretending not to be part of the US organisation, should a sufficiently rabid UK litigator show up? (I've just been researching [[Fair Game (Scientology)]], so excuse any paranoia ;-)
after Angela pointed out that
Having the chapter separate from the actual projects is a much safer and simpler approach. This also goes for legal ownership of any hardware in the UK, and possibly even the UK domain names.
This is an issue I am having in trying to think of appropriate content for the Articles of Association. Rhetorically, what is the 'point' of Wiki UK.
It isn't to buy hardware (or rather if it is we need to retain ownership) It isn't to buy or create software (ditto and liaibility flowing therefore) It isn't to give it to a parent based in another country It isn't - specifically - to write articles (and if we could be said to have done so then the French example Angela pointed to would be bound to occur here, probably on a (scientology) article!) It might be to "promote" the various wikis under the parent umbrella, but arguably unless we are taking out major press advertisements that wouldn't seem to take up any cash we get in.
So exactly what are we trying to do. Suggestions on a postcard^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H posting here please ...
Alison