[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

[François Revol]

> > > 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 ?

> 
> Well if the whole foundation is US registered (as it looks like) it 
> will
> be sueable easily by US companies. The foundation should be somewhere 
> in
> Europe.

+1

France has easy statuses for non-profits (distinct from companies), 
just like other european countries around.

Fran?ois.