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[ga] Membership
The original Bylaws of the Corporation (Nov. 6, 1998) anticipated that ICANN
would have a membership... hence, ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP: (This Article is
reserved for use when the Corporation has members.)
Somewhere along the line this was changed to what we now have today: "The
Corporation shall not have members as defined in the California Nonprofit
Public Benefit Corporation Law ("CNPBCL"), notwithstanding the use of the
term "Member" in these bylaws, in a selection plan adopted by Board
resolution, or in any other action of the Board."
The At-Large (as described by the ALSC) will not be members of ICANN. They
will be individuals and/or institutions within a Supporting Organization that
is technically an internal working committee within a corporation with no
members.
Is this what the Internet community either wants or expects? I don't think
so. True membership fosters true accountability. Perhaps the ALSC can
clarify why , in their view, ICANN should continue to be a corporation
without members, instead of a corporation with At-Large members.
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