Re: [ifwp] Re: DNSO documents

Michael Sondow (msondow@iciiu.org)
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 03:20:36 -0500


I would like to see a closely reasoned analysis of this whole subject by David
Maher before any decisions are made. Everyone who will be asked to sign the DNSO
application, or bylaws, or whatever the hell it is, has a right to know just
exactly what they are getting into.

Roberto Gaetano a écrit:
>
> John,
>
> You wrote:
>
> > Section 9 of ICANN's press release makes it clear that the SO's are to be
> > legally separate from ICANN.
> >
> Not that I don't trust you, but, as you mentioned later in your message,
> YANAL (TGNDI, thanks God, neither do I).
>
> Can I have a clear confirmation (in words that a layman with average IQ like
> myself can understand) that
>
> It is intended that Supporting Organizations and their councils will have a
> separate organizational identity from that of ICANN, and that ICANN's
> relationship with the SO's, to the extent necessary apart from the bylaws,
> will be by contract.
>
> means that the DNSO must be incorporated separately?
> In other words, separate organizational identity cannot mean a separate
> division within the ICANN Corporation?
>
> If the answer is that we have to incorporate, we may have one point less to
> discuss, and can concentrate on what Bret Fausett suggested, i.e. start
> writing Bylaws (and start thinking about where to incorporate).
>
> Regards
> Roberto