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[kbenjamin Coplon <mr.gaga AT gmail.com>]

might making the organization not in the US protect us from some censorship?

On 12/4/12, Travis McCrea <me AT travismccrea.com> wrote:
> Right, if we were establishing a legal entity to operate OpenNIC as --
> perhaps that shouldn't be in the United States, however, what we are talking
> about here is a fundraising mechanism and not a legal entity to operate
> OpenNIC.
>
> Also http://kopimism.me/about is now working.
>
> Our website is hosted on github pages, our faith believes in sharing and
> culture. OpenNIC is nearly an embodiment of what we stand for, a
> decentralized network that allows us to operate different services freely
> without oppressive governments stopping us.
>
> Pretty much everything in kopimism is based in science, we just have a very
> spiritual connection to sharing and internet culture. Since everything is a
> remix, you are a remix of your parents and your website is remix of the
> combined knowledge and experiences that the designer(s) have gained
> throughout their lifetime... it doesn't seem counter-science to have a
> spiritual connection to it.
>
> Think of it closer to buddhism or another non-entity based religion, instead
> of comparing it to a deism based religion.
>
> Aaron J. Angel wrote:
>> On 12/04/2012 10:44 AM, nanashiRei wrote:
>>> Am 04.12.2012 16:28, schrieb Aaron J. Angel:
>>>> I don't see this working since OpenNIC is not a registered
>>>> organization.  As such, OpenNIC cannot transact its own business in the
>>>> US.
>>> Do it have to be registered in the US? I mean go figure out which sunny
>>> island provides for the best model and setup camp there. It's not
>>> uncommon to do this. Not to get around paying taxes, just to literally
>>> shut up those capitalists. Isla de Muerte, ahoi!
>>
>> Well, no.  You're absolutely right.  Is there a foreign entity that
>> already exists and is the church willing to form a relationship with
>> it?  And, to be fair, seeking exemption under 501(c)(3) is mostly about
>> not paying taxes.
>>
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