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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Fwd: Linux World Expo, NYC
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-01-03 1:32:01
Message-ID: 200401030232.02385.bastian () kde ! org
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On Fri January 02 2004 22:56, Andreas Pour wrote:
> > > The Linux World contact has been non responsive on another query (about
> > > collecting donations for a live CD we would like to distribute).
> > 
> > We didn't ask, ever for such a thing. And we didn't meet
> > any "official" objecting, ever.
> > 
> > There is are 2 German sayings: "If you ask, expect a 'NO!'"
> > And: "Where there is no Plaintiff, there will be no Judge."
> 
> Sure, if nobody complains its like the tree falling in the forest with
> nobody to hear it parable.  But anyone working on the booth should be
> warned that if someone does complain, if they are from a foreign country -
> well, given the politics in the US ATM I would not want to be them :-((( -
> but if they are from the US they might take the risk.
> 
> In any event I stick with my recommendation to ask other organizations who
> have held a rally what they did to comply with the law :-).

http://www.racing.state.ny.us/charitable/pennysocialguidelines.htm
may be applicable. I wonder if you can circumvent that by not selling the 
tickets but giving the tickets away and leaving it up to the receiver to make 
a donation.

See also http://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/raffles.pdf

While searching on google I couldn't help but notice that raffles seem to be 
very popular among the law enforcement community ;-)

Cheers,
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org -=|[ KDE: K Desktop for the Enterprise ]|=- bastian@suse.com
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