As the founder of the Greater Metro New York City Chapter of ISOC,
I can testify that ISOC chapters are distinct legal entities from ISOC
per se. ISOC invested a great deal of time and energy to make sure
that ISOC and its chapters are legally and practically distinct.
This has led to some embarassments for ISOC. For example, at least
one European chapter of ISOC was an outspoken opponent of the
GTLD-MoU. I suspect that the reason why ISOC "gave up" on the
issue of chapter membership precisely because the chapters are
beyond the control of the International. The relationship between
ISOC and the chapters is very similar to that between parent and child.
And the chldren are rude and the parent is mortified :-)
Kevin J. Connolly
The opinions expressed are those of the author, not of Robinson
Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP
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