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

[Anton Chterenlikht]

Julian T J Midgley wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Anton Chterenlikht wrote:
> >
> > What is a legal status of FIPR or EFF? Maybe we can formulate CDR
> > similar to EFF.
> 
> FIPR is a limited company currently in the process of applying for
> charitable status.  Since it is quite strictly not a campaigning/lobbying
> organisation, it can reasonably operate as a charity.

What exactly are the benefits of being a charity? Is it only a matter of
taxes? If all we want (imagine) is a legal system for people to donate,
maybe we can have a different status. I'm totally ignorant about this
issue, but it seems very important.

> 
> I am not sure about EFF, except that it operates under US rather than UK
> law, and so it's legal basis is likely to be significantly different.

yes

anton