@Jeffro -+10

You hit the nail on the head. The bigger issue is, if the brand is the brand - WordCamp - and the brand must follow the rules of the foundation, then it can't just do what it wants and say, "meh, the rules don't apply to me because I'm the big kahuna"

Not the way it works unfortunately. Governance applies to all, or it doesn't apply at all. That's the point I thin.