Fw: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN approves new bylaws that eschew public elections

[todd glassey]

FYI -
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Chiu" <CCHIU at aclu.org>
To: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:29 PM
Subject: RE: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN approves new bylaws that eschew public
elections


> Todd--that's a good question, and it's not clear whether these ICANN
> structural changes constitute a breach. This issue would definitely be
worth
> raising on the Discuss list.
>
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Technology Policy Analyst
> American Civil Liberties Union
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: todd glassey [mailto:todd.glassey at worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:03 PM
> To: Chris Chiu
> Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN approves new bylaws that eschew
> public elections
>
>
> Chris, was the awarding of the NTIA contract specific to the structure of
> ICANN, or the services that ICANN promised to put in place, because if it
> was, then ICANN would perhaps potentially be in breach which would open
them
> to a qui-tam liability...
>
> Todd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Chiu" <CCHIU at aclu.org>
> To: "NCC Discuss list (E-mail)" <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:09 AM
> Subject: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN approves new bylaws that eschew public
> elections
>
>
> >
> > ICANN's Board of Directors has approved controversial new bylaws in a
15-3
> > vote. Under this revised system, ICANN will no longer hold direct public
> > elections for Board seats, but instead will have an official Nominating
> > Committee and several Supporting Organizations each select Directors.
> >
> > See
> > http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Christopher Chiu
> > Technology Policy Analyst
> > American Civil Liberties Union
> >
> >
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