tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 27 14:47:06 1994
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Re: Big time exciting KLI news
- From: KLI Round Table Acct <klirt>
- Subject: Re: Big time exciting KLI news
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1994 17:47:05 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Kevin A. Geiselman, Knight Errant" at Dec 27, 94 12:26:32 pm
>
> Something my consort pointed out to me, Paramount can take the free
> granting of liscense to KLI as a tax write-off. KLI's non-profit status
> makes donations tax exempt as a charitable contribution.
>
> So much for altruism by Paramount.
>
> Kordite, Intelligence Officer, IKV Dark Justice, Klingon Assault Group
This is also true. And I don't have a problem with it. They can also
throw funds our way, leak information to us, utilize our skills for ST
films and television shows, hook us up for publicity via their other
shows (e.g., Entertainment Tonight), and more. Have no doubt, Paramount
will surely get the better end of the whole deal. But, we will be able to
do more things too. And the alternative would have been a long, expensive
legal battle and probably the end of the KLI.
Have no illusion that the big P is doing this out of the goodness of
their corporate heart. But likewise don't blame them for being what they
are. As I said before, knowing the sort of thing *they* want out of all
of this makes them easier to deal with. On the other hand, they have no
clue what sort of things we want (they're still agog that there's even
such a group as the KLI). We like that just fine too.
Lawrence
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