RE: Coop Peering Fabric??

["Martin Hannigan" <hannigan () verneglobal com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Woodcock [mailto:woody () pch net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:33 PM
> To: Patrick W. Gilmore
> Cc: NANOG list
> Subject: Re: Coop Peering Fabric??
>
>       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.

Do any of these operations post their tax returns online?

-M<