Campus Party LoCO Team participation

[Stephen Michael Kellat]

On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:06:05 -0500
Andres Mujica <amujicaz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I was wondering about other LoCO Teams opinion about participating in
> Campus Party [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus_Party] for those who
> don't know this is a public event sponsored by private companies.
> 
> We'd participated in previous versions of this event with plenty of
> conferences and "campuseros" enjoying the week, but this time they're
> asking us to sign a contract between the sponsors and the community
> representative.
> 
> One of the contract stipulations requires us to send at least 3 mails to
> our community members (2000+ people) during a year with information related
> to the Sponsor.
> 
> Any other LoCo has participated in Campus Party?
> 
> Have you ever need to sign a contract with the community itself?
> 
> Would it be legal to do so?
> 
> Should we consult with Canonical Lawyers?
> 
> Thanks for your insights and thoughts about this situation.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Andres Mujica
> on behalf Ubuntu Colombia

I would definitely consult legal counsel on this before signing anything.  I don't have any records of Ubuntu Ohio being involved with Campus Party.  I'm a little leery about being your possibly being co-opted as an advertising channel for Campus Party as you mention above...they should handle that themselves.

Stephen Michael Kellat
Point of Contact/Leader, Ubuntu Ohio