RE: [wg-review] [IDNH] Criteria for Membership
Philip,
I would like to
thank you for your well thought out and considered response to the proposal and
no doubt you will appreciate that I can only give you my personal view in answer
to your questions.
Joanna
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From: owner-wg-review@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-review@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 8:43 AM To: wg-review@dnso.org Subject: Re: [wg-review] [IDNH] Criteria for Membership Joanna,
I have a question of clarification on the proposed IDNH
membership criteria.
Where is the distinction between a member of other users
constituencies and the IDNH?
[Joanna
Lane] The proposal has defined who IDNH cares about and is there for all
to see the clear distinction between its membership base and those of other
constituencies whose centers of interest are not specifically focused on
representing the interests of the individual domain name
holder.
Example:
1. I own 500 domain names and sell them as part of my
business. But I hold them in my own name not as a registered company.
I chose not to join the Business Constituency. But I can join the IDNH
? Is
this correct?
[Joanna
Lane] Yes, I wouldn't disagree with that.
If the distinction is individual (for commercial purposes) v. organisation (for commercial purposes), where does the UK legal concept of sole trader come in (the right to trade as a business in your own name) ? [Joanna
Lane] Interesting point. For those that don't know, (and to oversimplify
the model), *sole trader* is an accounting term recognized by H.M.Inspectors
(IRS) and Financial Institutions (banks). It allows an individual to separate
business income and expenditure from personal records by opening accounts using
a trading name (any name actually) without forming a Limited Liability Company.
Typically, these are freelance tradesmen, technicians, engineers, designers,
secretaries etc. providing services on a project by project basis, who are taxed
on their income as any other individual would be who is self-employed. So far as
I know, there is no obligation on a person to register, but the benefits include
cost effective accounting practices and good relations with the relevant tax
authorities. It
would be correct to say that some people register their own name as their
trading name, but certainly not all.
Let's say our
fictitious hero, John Smith, is a man with a van (truck), trading as JS Moving
Solutions, and has paid for his domain name from his business account and
registered the domain contact as JS Moving Solutions (as would be best
accounting practices) and now wants to join IDNH. I guess the question would be
how can he meet the membership criteria? Easy. It is a legal requirement for all
financial institutions to overprint the records of a sole trader with the name
of the individual behind the business name, hence in this case, John could
submit a bank statement or check in support of an application made in the name
John Smith and on these items his name would appear in the form of "John Smith
T/A JS Moving Solutions." which I would say clearly identifies him as an
individual to meet IDNH criteria.
Is the motivation for holding the name irrelevant with respect
to IDNH membership?
[Joanna Lane] Let me put it this way. I don't foresee the IDNH budget proposal including professional fees for a psychoanalyst. Motivation is extremely subjective. 2. Duplication. I own a domain name. I also represent my
organisation in another constituency. The organisation is a member not me.
Can I join the IDNH ?
[Joanna Lane]
No, sorry, you are a member of another constituency. It's a
choice.
3. Is the distinction with non-coms the same? ie
Individual v. organisation as the domain name holder?
[Joanna Lane]
What possible case could there be for it not to be the
same?
Philip.
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