RE: [ga] serious participation in ICANN processes

[Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> From: 'Kent Crispin' [mailto:kent@songbird.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:56 AM
> 
> On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 07:52:24PM -0700, Roeland Meyer wrote:
> > > Sorry, that is simply incorrect.  Said laws do not mandate a 
> > > membership.  It is perfectly legal to have a corporation without 
> > > members.
> > 
> > Not for a California non-profit.
> 
> Sorry, that is incorrect.
> 
>     5310.  (a) A corporation may admit persons to membership, as
>     provided in its articles or bylaws, or may provide in its articles
>     or bylaws that it shall have no members.  In the absence of any
>     provision in its articles or bylaws providing for members, a
>     corporation shall have no members. 
> 
>     (from the california corporations code, in part 2, describing 
>     nonprofit public benefit corporations, visible at
>     http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cacodes/corp/5310-5313.html)

See Karl's analysis;

http://www.cavebear.com/icann-board/platform.htm#full-members


BTW, Karl is a ICANN BoD member AND a lawyer.

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