[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:29:57AM +1100, Peter Ross wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 09:01:33AM -0400, compn wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:47 +0100 CET, Fran?ois Revol wrote:
> > >> > > Im volunteering to do some paperwork or be in board if needed. 
> > >> > > Also once
> > >> > 
> > >> > > the legal entity is set up we can organize the transfer of domain
> > >> > > owernership rights of mplayerhq.hu - currently Im the owner.
> > >> > 
> > >> > if something US based owns the domain, cant they then be forced by 
> > >> > a US
> > >> > court to do something?
> > >> > not sure if this is a realistic threat but with all of MPAA/RIAA/MS
> > >> > /REAL/...
> > >> > US based ....
> > >
> > >+1
> > >
> > >Any rationale for basing it in US rather than elsewhere ?
> > >
> > 
> > as long as we are trolling....
> 
> As somebody NOT based in the USA, I find this to be a legitimate
> question. So how about an answer? 

Because we have something to do the paperwork for a US-based one while waiting
for "someone" to do it elsewhere will probably leave us waiting till the start
of the next millenium?