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Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by lelandbatey on Saturday February 08, 2014 @10:21PM (#7204178)
Well, it is when they are only going to be blocking donations coming from Finland.

The purpose of the Finnish law is "You can't get donations from Finns without a permit." Wikipedia doesn't have a permit, thus they can't get donations from the citizens of Finland.

Seems rather straightforward to me.

Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by jamiesonbecker on Saturday February 08, 2014 @10:26PM (#7204198)
Yes because the government should control and approve where I donate my money. That seems free.
Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by EiZei on Sunday February 09, 2014 @12:39AM (#7204527)
So you are completely fine with scam charities and sending money to Al Qaeda?
Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by aeykie on Monday February 10, 2014 @12:44PM (#7212390)
There's a huge jump from Wikipedia donations to scam charities and funding terrorist organizations.
Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by nl on Saturday February 08, 2014 @10:53PM (#7204289)
So can Finns donate to the International Red Cross? Or does every charity in the world have to apply for a permit in Finland?
Re:Finland Moves To Block Wikipedia Donations by jsnell on Saturday February 08, 2014 @11:03PM (#7204313)
Of course nevery charity in the world doesn't need to apply for a permit in Finland. First, the law doesn't regulate receiving donations. It's a restriction on soliciting the public for donations.

And second, Finland of course doesn't have jurisdiction over every charity in the world. But there is actually a Finnish non-profit branch of the WikiMedia foundation, who would fall under that jurisdiction. Their argument is that they have absolutely nothing to do with the fundraising, and it's all handled by the American WikiMedia Foundation.