[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN articles of incorporation

[Jefsey Morfin]

Hugh,
Please read the precedeing sentence. The BoD Members are qualified 
separetely as a different college. The ICANN is for the time being a "no 
member" corporation. An legal outdated oddity (named "dead hand" ownership) 
that was the status of the Middle-Age Abbeys - to protect the monks and the 
people from the fancy of one Bishop. In a way it is the legal status of the 
Catholic Church. In French law it has been abrograted by the Revolution, 
which considered such organizations as "mafia gangs".

The article is clear: you can modify the articles by a vote of 2/3 of the 
BoD Members as long as there is no Member. When there is Members they vote. 
Question to the American lawyers: does the wording implies that when there 
are Members the vote of the BoD is no more necessary? In that case we could 
have a "sunrise" test bed period with a few selected Members (for example a 
very few governments and or Agencies) who might easily change the nature of 
the ICANN.
jfc


On 02:50 16/04/02, Hugh Blair said:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Behalf Of Jefsey Morfin
> >
> > On 01:18 16/04/02, James Love said:
> > >When the Corporation has members, any such amendment must be ratified 
> by a
> > >two-thirds (2/3)
> > >majority of the members voting on any proposed amendment.
> >
> > Interesting.
> > When is going to be that "when" ?
> > jfc
>
>The biggest question: Are only the BoDs the "members"? Of course,
>a public-documented vote just would not work, huh?
>
>-Hugh
>_______________________________________________
>Discuss mailing list
>Discuss at icann-ncc.org
>http://www.icann-ncc.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss