If then interpretation is important, then the context and values of those organizations should play a prominent role iin such decisions, which is why I made the point of the role of community networking and community networks. They ought to be considered as very much along the lines desired as ALS/RALO participants.
On 4/18/07, Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com> wrote:
I disagree. The ICANN General Counsel represents ICANN, not us. We are
independently charged with interpreting and acting upon the bylaws, and
may or may not reach the same conclusion as the GC.
--Wendy
Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> Point of correction: The statement below is incorrect. The draft
> proposal submitted to ALAC to deal with this problem, attached hereto
> again, has been reviewed by the ICANN GC and there is no such barrier
> in the Bylaws or otherwise.
>
> The ALAC does of course have a no-orgs-of-orgs policy, for the reasons
> which Vittorio previously stated, and is free to change that policy if
> it chooses.
>
> On 17/04/07, John L <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
>>
>> The other thing is that the no orgs-of-orgs language is in the ICANN
>> bylaws. I entirely agree that it is arbitrary, and there are good
>> reasons
>> that they might want to change it. The bylaws are not written in stone,
>> and we (the ALAC) have gotten the board to change language that didn't
>> work in the past. But rather than doing that, does anyone really think
>> that it is a good idea simply to ignore bylaws that we don't like?
>
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