[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

[Charlotte Webb]

On 3/4/08, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> If the clothing is not hers to sell, disposing of it this way could be
> considered theft by conversion. If the price were consistent with the
> usual price of such items it would be a petty theft, but a price of
> $15,000 or more could upgrade the offence. The auction should be
> allowed to run its full course. At that point a suggestion that she
> donate the proceeds to WMF (for which she would get a proper tax receipt
> to offset the capital gain) might be an offer she can't refuse.

For another approach:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
"Help us buy back Jimbo's t-shirts!"

—C.W.