[Noisebridge-discuss] Should NB mirror WikiLeaks?

[Christie Dudley]

Off course the EFF is shaking in their shoes, afraid of getting their status
yanked, not wanting to take sides in the issue:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/amazon-and-wikileaks-first-amendment-only-strong

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/amazon-and-wikileaks-first-amendment-only-strong>
Christie
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On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Alex Handy <alexhandy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just for the record, as a 501c3, Noisebridge cannot partake in or fund any
> political activities. Now, I don't think Wikileaks is political; I
> personally think it is the only real journalistic entity left in the world.
> But it could be very easily construed by the IRS as supporting political
> action, if we mirror Wikileaks.
>
> Just sayin'. Don't tempt the IRS. They could yank our non-profit status.
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