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anatsuno.livejournal.com ([identity profile] anatsuno.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] otw_news 2007-05-22 09:58 pm (UTC)

Legal structuring issue

I know this might seem completely stupid as a suggestion, and I know or at least guess that the most expertise *available* is going to be American, but whereas you have the First Amendment, you guys also have newly restricted speed all the time, what with the sort of war on porn and such, and the way The Paedophile has become the boogeyman these recent years. I was wondering, does it make sense to also, while you're exploring, explore the possibility of setting this up as an entity that is not a US entity? The EU has an equivalent (and imo just as scary) DMCA, but still, there are countries it could be interesting to set it in - more porn friendly countries like Germany or Netherlands - and there's Sweden and its interesting copyright laws, etc etc.

I understand this might make it harder at first, but I think it is very worth exploring. Fandom is international and polyglott, and this could prove a strength in more ways than the cultural way it's been all about the fun for now. Territoriality could play in our favor in a big way.

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