Here are one more time the membership rules as now displayed on the website.
Note the slight amendment of art. 4.11
Does anyone want to proposed any further amendments?
4. Elegibility and membership. **(to be approved by the initial general
membership)
4. Elegibility and membership.
4.1. IDNO constituency membership is open to any individual person who can
demonstrate "colour of title" to a Domain name.
4.2. No individual may have more than a single membership in the IDNO.
4.3. "Colour of title" means enough control over a domain name that a
reasonable person could could conclude that such control constitutes
"ownership". Examples of elements to be considered may include, and are not
limited to, the following:
- Whether the candidate is named in domain contact information.
- Whether the candidate's own funds were used to pay any registration fees.
- Whether the candidate may cause the domain name to be relinquished.
- Whether the candidate may be considered the intended beneficial owner of a
domain name that is registered or operated by some intermediary.
- In the cases of direct control of domain name by a corporation or other
entity, whether that entity's control of the domain name is effectively
directed by the candidate and subject to his/her discretion.
4.4 In cases where control of a domain is diffused among multiple
individuals that domain may not be used as a basis of membership.
4.5 No single domain name may be used to support membership of more than one
individual.
4.6 The domain name used as a basis of membership must be a Domain Name that
is not a top level domain name, nor a reserved second level Domain name in
registries where this level is not open for individual registration.
4.7. Administrative staff may determine whether a candidate has presented
adequate prima facie evidence of colour of title to a domain name.
4.8. Disputes about entitlement to membership or entitlement to candidacy to
the Names Council shall be resolved by an elected membership committee of
the IDNO. Such committee shall examine the totality of the facts and make
such decisions as appropriate. The decisions of such committee are final
with regards to basic membership. With regards to candidature to the Names
Council they are open to appeal to the entire membership, which will decide
by majority vote.
4.9. Non-Exclusivity - Members associated with other DNSO constituencies may
be members of the IDNO constituency as long as they meet the elegibility
criteria.
4.10 Non-Duplication - Members are subject to the following voting
restrictions:
a.) Any member who is either a voting member, representative of a voting
member, or who effectively controls a voting member in one or more other
constituencies of the DNSO may not vote or stand for election in the IDNO
unless the member, for a period of at least nine months, waives and does not
exercise such voting rights in those other constituencies.
b.) Any member who has been elected to the Names Council by another DNSO
constituency may not vote or stand for election in the IDNO during his or
her term.
4.11. Loss of membership. Rules with regards to loss of membership will be
drawn up by an elected membership committee for approval by the general
membership . Such rules will assure a Fair Hearing of all parties. Sole
criterion for loss of membership should be direct action against the best
interests of the IDNO or blatant conflict of interest with the mission and
purpose of the IDNO.
--Joop Teernstra LL.M.-- , bootstrap of
the Cyberspace Association,
the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
http://www.idno.org
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