Great Zephyr - thanks. Please share it with us as soon as you get it. Most of the legal discussions as of late are centering around seeing if it is possible to legally offer a node hosting issue. From what you have told me it seems like it is impossible - but you can't stop people from trying to find a way :) Even if the answer ends up at a definitive no.
-Zack On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Zephyr Teachout wrote: > I talked to our lawyer again and he urged me STRONGLY to please ask you > guys not to deal with legal issues. This is different than Meetup hosts, > where people are looking for legal advice as independent groups, and not > coordinated with the campaign. Since we're working together, and > building a product the campaign will offer as a service, it is critical > that all legal decisions be made by Eric. > > I am working with him on putting together legal guidelines that we will > offer along with the Dean Community Sites Kit. > > http://www.hack4dean.org/phpwiki/index.php?Legalities > > This page makes me extremely nervous. We'll do the legal work -- its our > job, and our boss, on the line, and even talking about the FEC in ways > that are inaccurate can get me, and through me Dean, in a lot of hot > water. > > Thanks! > > Zephyr Teachout > Internet Organizing & Outreach > Dean for America > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Meetup at http://www.deanforamerica.com/meetup > Get local at http://action.deanforamerica.com > Contribute at http://www.deanforamerica.com/contribute > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jeff Kramer > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:25 AM > To: Aldon Hynes; Jon Lebkowsky; Howard Vicini; CMR; Zephyr Teachout; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Zack Rosen > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [hackers] MINORITY REPORT ... > > At 4:30 AM -0400 7/23/03, Aldon Hynes wrote: > >Jon, > > > > I do worry a little bit about the 'Pro Bono' contributions of a > >corporation. This gets into 'in-kind' donations which can be a sticky > >issue. I've been dealing with another company that sounds like it is > in a > >similar situation as yours. They have suggested hosting the site in > return > >for having a text ad at the bottom to the effect: > > Legally an LLC is a partnership (in this case a 3 person one) in the > eyes of the government and the IRS, I don't think it has the > 'individual in the eyes of the law' aspects of a real Incorprated > entity, but I have no clue how that effects the political campaign > aspects. > > -- > > Jeff Kramer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.keika.co.uk/ >
