[Foundation-l] [Fwd: A chapters-related question]

[Ray Saintonge]

Anders Wennersten wrote:
> I agree  with you analysis, and that we need to come up with some 
> definition of entities not being a chapter but in need of official 
> recognition and having some rights being formally regulated .
>
> I would suggest we
> 1. come up with a name for these types of groups - "Friends of..", 
> "Associates of ..." or something like that.
> 2.  start to look into in how to regulate the relation to these new 
> entities and how to control them. Actually I think Mike Godwins proposal 
> for a new Chapter agreement, while being overly controlling for a 
> chapter, would be appropriate as a start for a contract with these new 
> entities. Yearly renewal periods and regular reporting should be OK in 
> these cases..
>
>
>   
One point in the model agreement that I find highly disagreeable is 
having them governed exclusively by US law.  Most chapters will operate 
wholly outside the US as legally organized entities under the respective 
country's laws, so it would make no sense to have those laws overridden 
by the foreign laws of the United States.  Waiving the application of 
rights relating to the Conflict of Laws should not be done without 
serious legal advice about the effects of this in one's own country.

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