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The DOI Foundation is a non-stock membership corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, USA, registered on 10 October 1997, registration number 2807134 8100. The DOI Foundation's corporate registered address is via CT Corporation: The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA. The Foundation is controlled by a Board elected by the members of the Foundation. The Corporation is a not-for-profit organization, it means prohibited from activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from US federal income tax under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 et seq. The operational address of the Foundation is: The DOI Foundation, c/o EDitEUR Limited, United House, North Road, London N7 9DP, UK.

Costs incurred by the DOI Foundation are recouped from operation of the system via a self-funding business model. The implementation of the DOI System adds value, but necessarily incurs some resource costs in data management, infrastructure provision, and governance, all of which contribute to persistence. Persistence is a function of organizations, not technology.

A Managing Agent is contracted by the DOI Foundation, who represents the DOI Foundation worldwide, and is responsible for the implementation of policies and management of all aspects of the affairs of the DOI Foundation. Functions such as technical operations, legal and financial services are outsourced.