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QuestionCopyright.org is a California non-profit corporation in the United States, incorporated 6 February 2007. Our federal tax identification (EIN) number is 26-1798415.

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Federal 501(c)3 Tax-Exempt Status (pending)

We have applied for federal 501(c)3 tax-exempt status and are awaiting a decision. Below is our application; if the IRS requests modifications or additional information, we will update these pages accordingly.

Application (Form 1023) as submitted to the IRS.
Addendum submitted with Form 1023
Checklist for Form 1023.

Much thanks to our pro bono counsel, Karen Sandler, for help with this application.

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State (California) Tax-Exempt Status (pending)

We have submitted California Form 3500 to receive state tax exemption and are awaiting a decision. Below is our application; if the CA Franchise Tax Board requests modifications or additional information, we will update these pages accordingly.

Form 3500 checklist
Form 3500, side 1
Form 3500, side 2
Form 3500, side 3
Form 3500, side 7
Attachment for questions 6f, 6g (employee selection): ODT PDF
Attachment for question 7a: CA Articles of Incorporation (ODT)
Attachment for question 7b: Bylaws
Attachment for question 7c(2) (financial documents summary): ODT PDF
- 7c(2) sub-attachment: Minutes of first Board meeting, 28 Aug 2007
- 7c(2) sub-attachment: Minutes of second Board meeting, 30 Nov 2007
- 7c(2) sub-attachment: Proposed Budget (PDF)
- 7c(2) sub-attachment: Description of Activities
- 7c(2) sub-attachment: Projects page
Attachment for question 7d (statement of purpose): ODT PDF
Attachment for question 7e (specific programs and activities): ODT PDF
Attachment for questions 7f, 7g, 7h, 7i (specific funding plans, discontinued activities, property, literature, and advertising): ODT PDF

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Governance

QuestionCopyright.org's activities are governed by its Board of Directors. See the Board page for more information.

Videos

"The Public Perception of Copyright" (Video interviews, Chicago, 2006)

To document the public perception of copyright today, we went around Chicago with a video camera over two days in the summer of 2006, asking strangers what they think about copyright...

"History of Copyright and Information Ownership" (Talk by Karl Fogel, at the Stanford University Library, 19 Oct 2006)

The talk lasts about 90 minutes, including the question-and-answer period. The audience members' backgrounds were in library science, computer science, publishing, and law, so the Q&A is as useful as the talk.