Coop Peering Fabric??

Bill Woodcock woody at pch.net
Tue Aug 12 16:32:55 UTC 2008


      On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
    > Could one of the "dangers" of a coop be "borg'ed by for-profit
    > entity looking to rip out every cent they can"?

That's one of the reasons many of them incorporate as non-profits...  
Under the tax laws of most countries, the U.S. and Canada included, 
non-profits are legaly protected against acquisition by for-profits.

                                -Bill





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