Re: [ga] FYI: Final Implementation Report and proposed new Bylaws

["Peter Dengate Thrush" <barrister@chambers.gen.nz>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Wesson" <wessorh@ar.com>
To: "Peter Dengate Thrush" <barrister@chambers.gen.nz>
Cc: "DNSO General Assembly" <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] FYI: Final Implementation Report and proposed new Bylaws


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> ARTICLE XVII: MEMBERS
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> ICANN 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 any ICANN document, or in any action of
> the ICANN Board or staff.
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> and there goes the baby with the bath water....
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These have been missing for some time....
and no calls in the reform debate for their re-instatement..?

Andrew M. explained in Santiago why they were to be removed - the staff were
afraid that if members could be identified -and there were real problems
with this (remember the MAC?) that some would waste no time in bringing
"representative" or shareholder actions against the company, to compel it to
behave according to its Articles or bylaws every time there was a
disagreement.

regards



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