<div dir="ltr"><div>That would be my understanding as well Nick. However in ICANN's case I understand there are clauses that prevent them shifting HQ to another jurisdiction/country. </div><div> </div><div>-C</div></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nashton@ccianet.org" target="_blank">nashton@ccianet.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">The law governing a contract is entirely separate from the legal jurisdiction in which the parties to it are domiciled.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 11 Jun 2013 23:19, "Avri Doria" <<a href="mailto:avri@ella.com" target="_blank">avri@ella.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
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Well said Nick.<br>
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Anriette<br>
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On 11/06/2013 10:07, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> Reading the governance list, I'm struck by how little discussion there<br>
is on how to take the things that you presumably agree on (objection to<br>
overbroad surveillance, etc.) and do something productive with it; it<br>
seems almost all effort is spent trying to score points against factions.<br>
><br>
> Is this really the best that this list can do?<br>
><br>
> Other lists - like Best Bits - are responding with statements and the<br>
like on topical subjects. Would you rather score points against one<br>
another, or score points for the public interest?<br>
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