[Foundation-l] what do we do in the event the Foundation fails? - Re: Pol...

[Jeff V. Merkey]

Delphine Ménard wrote:

>On 4/19/07, daniwo59 at aol.com <daniwo59 at aol.com> wrote:
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>>Legal question. Can a DSO for a 501 c 3 be an overseas organization?
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>Practical question.
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>I thought the projects and their content were free? Can't any
>organisation, based anywhere in the world, just take the content and
>start anew?
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>Delphine
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The issue has to do with soliciting money from the US public under 
proper pretenses.
A Foreign group without proper corporate status and IRS status could be 
breaking the law.

Need to discuss it with an attorney.

Jeff