[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

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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....

yes, the courts were used to stop people from hosting decss in the
usa ( http://w2.eff.org/news/archives/2004_02.php#001239 it was
overturned, 5 years later.)