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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Many thanks for these Leon. We will get to work! Holly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>List for the work of CCWG-Accountability Legal SubTeam<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ccwg-accountability5@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Acct-Legal] Member/Designator model FAQs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">What are the administrative formalities to create an unincorporated SO/AC ? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Who (legal persons or individuals) would have to fulfill these formalities ? Each member ? the Council ? The Chair ? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Is there any requisite in terms of funding ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Does participation of an organisation (such as a ccTLD manager) into such an unincorporated SO/AC extend the possibilities that it
be sued in the US ? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Can an unincorporated SO/AC be sued ? In that case, who would have to pay the legal fees ? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Is there any fiduciary responsibility of liability attached to being a member of an unincoporated SO/AC ? to being a council member
? to being chair ? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Would the unincoroportation of the SO/AC (ex: ccNSO) prevent from further structural reviews of the SO/AC as foreseen by the Icann
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The aim of assigning these questions is to have a very brief and simple sort of one pager picture on the most relevant information related to these questions. We do not need a very lengthy document but rather a
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">This should be taken care with top priority right after delivering the two previous documents that were assigned with top priority. So this would get in the queue in front of all the remaining questions so far assigned
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">As usual I thank you for your support and apologize for the rush.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">León<o:p></o:p></p>
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