[governance] Re: In the wake of RegisterFly, is ICANN taking flight?

[Carlos Afonso]

Whatever the case, ICANN could be compared to a non-profit commodity 
exchange organization (a commodities' "bourse"?), TLDs being the 
commodities, regarding many of its activities -- at least the most 
visible ones. There are of course many other cases of non-profit 
organizations carrying out moderation/coordination activities mostly for 
businesses. ITU, WIPO are other cases.

frt rgds

--c.a.

yehudakatz at mailinator.com wrote:
> Bertrand,
> 
> Just to clairify, the statements were from an artical, and are not my words.
> 
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/05/icann_registerfly_litigation
> 
> 
> I think the Author [Burke Hansen] a US citizen, realizes that ICANN was
> incorporated as " a nonprofit public benefit corporation ... " and 
> 
> His point is in regards to ICANN working under the status of an International
> Organization (Body), and using that status as an indemnifying shield, from
> legal culpability.
> 
> 
> The comparison He made was with the International Red Cross and International
> Olympic Committee (IOC)
> 
> re:
>  
>  "... Why would ICANN need Red Cross-style international legal protections when
> it's not out saving refugees and inoculating babies like the Red Cross? The
> international organization that ICANN does have something in common with is one
> famous for its opaqueness and arrogant lack of accountability, the
> International Olympic Committee (IOC). ICANN's not saving the world. Like it or
> not, ICANN is engaged in commerce, not charity work, although it is a
> California nonprofit corporation. The IOC, too, is engaged in commerce, which
> is marketing the Olympics and extorting stadium facilities out of local
> communities. It would be unfortunate if ICANN were to take advantage of the
> RegisterFly mess as an excuse to lock itself away from public opinion the way
> the IOC has. ..."
> 
> 
> Being a US Non-Profit Organization, does not create an 'International Body', of
> which sanctioning of its "International" status ironically could be done by the
> U.N.
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Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
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