[wg-review] Re: @ Large

[Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com>]

On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Joanna Lane wrote:

> FYI, forwarded from the GA list for your further consideration on the @Large
> topic.
>
> See Karl's answer below;
>
> > From: 'Kent Crispin' [mailto:kent@songbird.com]

> > I have been told that Karl bases his creative reading on a fundamental
> > misunderstanding (deliberate or not) of the legal view of
> > whose benefit
> > the bylaws are written for -- the bylaws are written for the
> > benefit of
> > the corporation; they are not written for the benefit of outside
> > parties.

How utterly wrong.

ICANN's purposes are expressed in the Articles of Incorporation:

  4. The Corporation shall operate for the benefit of the Internet
  community ...

And one might stop to think that ICANN is a "public benefit" corporation
.. yes, it's statutory purpose is to benefit who?  The public.

		--karl--

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