[WikiEN-l] Print edition

[Jimmy Wales]

It should be no problem.  Any revenue from the book sales would be
taxable as unrelated business income.  I'll get specific guidance
before doing anything, though.

Caroline Ford wrote:

> 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
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> > 
> >
> 
> 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
> 
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