[ncdnhc-discuss] Re: [bwg+] NCDNHC Response to Threatened Cutoff of NC Voting Rights

[Dany Vandromme]

Seems that Karl has properly focused on the real context of this DNSO
budget issue.
On one hand, the DNSO budget is dedicated to cover the cost of operation
of DNSO. As such, it is fully justified to seek for income to face DNSO
expenses (secretariat, professional sevices etc.).
BUT, by no way, lack of payment of the NCDNHC (the only non-commercial
body in that SO) should yield impigement or non voting status of this constituency.
Dany



Karl Auerbach wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> 
> > I disagree: fees for organizations that are non-commercial should be
> > waived on principle.  ICANN should not charge the NCC at all.
> 
> What I find intriguing is this:  ICANN is an organization that receives
> several special benefits from the United States and the State of
> California - primarily exemption from certain taxes.  In order to do that,
> ICANN must jump though several hoops and adhere to a rather stringent set
> of restrictions.
> 
> And here is a body, a body deep down inside ICANN, a body that is almost
> litterally out of sight and out of mind of the group who is actually
> responsible for ICANN's acts, the Board of Directors.  And this body is
> making decisions how much to charge for people and entities to participate
> as voting members in this tax exempt organization.  And the practical
> effect of these decision is that only commercial entities are allowed
> entry into the policy-making part of the DNSO.
> 
> My sense is that ICANN, a non-commercial, non-profit, public-benefit,
> tax-exempt body itself, ought not to be creating situations where the only
> members of ICANN are its own opposite - groups and entities that are
> commercial, for-profit, and private-benefit.
> 
> ICANN can not tolerate any internal activities that would place at risk
> its status under the US tax codes.  I am very concerned about policies
> adopted by organs of ICANN, and the DNSO is such an organ, that have the
> practical effect of transforming ICANN into nothing more than an arm of
> certain business sectors.
> 
>                 --karl--
> 
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