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The lawyers setup a non profit and applied for status as a 501c3. All the donations are going towards legal expenses and any related travel...the team is spread

by ladar 13y ago

The lawyers setup a non profit and applied for status as a 501c3. All the donations are going towards legal expenses and any related travel...the team is spread out between San Francisco, NYC, DC and of course myself in Dallas.

bgentry 13y ago
The Rally.org page doesn't mention that this is a 501c3. Some of us would be able to get our donations matched if that was the case, not to mention tax-deductibility. Is that an oversight, or is it just because the 501c3 has not been finalized yet?
Xylakant 13y ago
So who are we actually (legally) donating to: You personally, lavabit as a company or the nonprofit? What does legal expenses include: are the lawyers paid full wages or are they working pro bono or at a discounted rate? Please note that I'm totally fine with all people involved being paid, they do have to earn a living. It might influence the amount of money I'm willing to give though.
- dmix 13y ago
  Agreed, I donated without a second-thought. But for $30k, we should have a clear explanation (more than a one-liner on HN) on where the money is going exactly. Online donations are notoriously lacking transparency. Nearly as bad as the FBI/NSA (:P).
  - rdl 13y ago
    As long as it's being done through attorneys, that's enough for me. What I cared about was knowing this was legitimate at all, vs. someone just impersonating him, but that seems pretty clear. No member admitted to the bar is going to fuck up something as simple as a legal defense fund, and certainly not over 40k. I'd feel comfortable up to 250k or so without more documentation.
clamprecht 13y ago
Just gave $200. Thank you for fighting man. I've fought the feds, I know it's tough. Consider accepting bitcoins, if you don't already. (I didn't see a bitcoin address on the rally.org page).

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The lawyers setup a non profit and applied for status as a 501c3. All the donations are going towards legal expenses and any related travel...the team is spread

by ladar 13y ago

bgentry 13y ago
The Rally.org page doesn't mention that this is a 501c3. Some of us would be able to get our donations matched if that was the case, not to mention tax-deductibility. Is that an oversight, or is it just because the 501c3 has not been finalized yet?
Xylakant 13y ago
So who are we actually (legally) donating to: You personally, lavabit as a company or the nonprofit? What does legal expenses include: are the lawyers paid full wages or are they working pro bono or at a discounted rate? Please note that I'm totally fine with all people involved being paid, they do have to earn a living. It might influence the amount of money I'm willing to give though.
- dmix 13y ago
  Agreed, I donated without a second-thought. But for $30k, we should have a clear explanation (more than a one-liner on HN) on where the money is going exactly. Online donations are notoriously lacking transparency. Nearly as bad as the FBI/NSA (:P).
  - rdl 13y ago
    As long as it's being done through attorneys, that's enough for me. What I cared about was knowing this was legitimate at all, vs. someone just impersonating him, but that seems pretty clear. No member admitted to the bar is going to fuck up something as simple as a legal defense fund, and certainly not over 40k. I'd feel comfortable up to 250k or so without more documentation.
clamprecht 13y ago
Just gave $200. Thank you for fighting man. I've fought the feds, I know it's tough. Consider accepting bitcoins, if you don't already. (I didn't see a bitcoin address on the rally.org page).