On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM, joseph seddon < [email protected]> wrote:
> > >> I've advised Mike on this in detail, but I'll put a summary here. If > > >> this committee is going to be negotiating with WMF before we've spoken > > >> to a lawyer, then we want to have nothing to do with it. > > > > > > Thomas, who is "we"? As far as I know, WmUK was one of the many > chapters > > > that mandated the committee, so I am not sure whether "we" is "you > > > personally" or whether the board's opinion has officially changed. > > > > I mean WMUK. Strictly speaking, I should have said "we *should* want" > > or "it would be in our best interests to". > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speaking as a board member (but not the whole board), I felt it was in our > best interests to be > part of the combined efforts of the chapters to deal with the multiple > issues associated with the > new agreement. It is simply not an option to try and work unilaterally > whilst the other chapters > are working on producing a refined version together and as a whole. There > is nothing stopping > us from seeking legal advice and I believe steps are being taken towards > that, but I have to whole > heartedly disagree that we should have nothing to do with this commitee. > > If, following legal advice and the work being done by the commitee (which > we have a representative on), > there are still issues with the chapters agreement, we can follow these up. > We arent required to renew our > agreement for some time so we have some breathing space. Lets work as both > a chapter and with the commitee > in smoothing over this chapters agreement. > May I also say that the Committee is a very nice venue to share and compare legal advice received by chapters in a confidential setting? WmCH for example has mandated a lawyer to review the agreement and we have already received a first analysis with quite a lot of detailed comments (from a Swiss perspective, of course, but many of them globally applicable) -- and we have sent these comments on to the committee or are just about to do so. Best, Michael -- Michael Bimmler [email protected]
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