[Free-sklyarov-uk] Corrupt CD's - Time for another protest/leafleting session?

[Julian T J Midgley]

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Anton Chterenlikht wrote:

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> Alistair Davidson wrote:
> >
> > Jason Clifford wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Alistair Davidson wrote:
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> > > If we organise things properly we *might* be able to get CDR registered as
> > > a charity - it would be a bit of a stretch however it's possible that
> > > "other charitable purposes which help and benefit the community" could be
> > > made to fit.
> >
> > Hmm, I don't know about charity... but if we're going to collect donations
> > and/or memberships and pay someone to work part or full time, limited
> > liability and a formal legal structure would be a good idea.
>
> Charity is a good idea.

But registered charities are not strictly permitted to engage in political
campaigning...

There are (fairly complex) ways round this, but I suspect that a limited
company would be both easier to set up, and cause fewer legal headaches.

This is something we should discuss at the mini-conference/party in
January.

Julian

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