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<h2><a name="_Toc291848692"></a><a name="_Toc291931326">Dear CCWG, In the short time available, I have undertaken a quick mark up of the section that Jordan circulated. My comments are in red. Please note that these are my comments only and do not reflect
input from my Sidley and Adler& Colvin colleagues, but in the interest of time I wanted to provide a flavor of some of our likely comments. Holly<o:p></o:p></a></h2>
<h2><o:p> </o:p></h2>
<h2><o:p> </o:p></h2>
<h2>1.6.1.1 The Community Mechanism: Reference Mechanism<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">In its deliberations and in discussion with its independent legal counsel, it has become clear that ICANN as a non-profit corporation based in California
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">is able to reserve to the multistakeholder community</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> the powers the CCWG is proposing. To
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">reserve</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> these powers, however, ICANN needs to make use of membership or designator roles.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">While</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> the status quo
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">has elements of a designator model</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">efforts to expand the powers of designators under the ICANN bylaws would be insufficient because</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">such bylaws</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> would be unlikely to be enforceable to the degree the global multistakeholder community - or this CCWG - would expect. In preparing for the environment
that emerges following the end of the post-NTIA contract, our task as a CCWG is to strengthen ICANN’s accountability, not to allow it to be weakened. So the status quo is not an option.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">California law, similar to the law of many other jurisdictions, allows for membership of non profit corporations. Members have
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">certain</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> powers
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">provided by law that can be expanded upon through articles and bylaws in a manner that is enforceable.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The CCWG has therefore decided to propose
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">to the community</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">in this Public Comment report</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> a
<b>Reference Mechanism</b> based on membership, as it is the approach that - based on analysis so far - fits requirements best. The Reference Mechanism would have the following key characteristics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees would each become a “</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">M</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">ember”
of ICANN, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">and as </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">unincorporated associations would exercise the community powers set out in this part of this Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">In their role as
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">M</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">embers, they would exercise the new community powers set out in 6.6.2-6.6.7 below.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Our legal counsel have advised that this is the clearest path to realizing</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> the powers we are proposing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">There would be no need for individuals or organisations to “join” ICANN or to “join” the SOs or ACs they participate in to do anything that they currently do within ICANN. Community
participants would have the choice of opting in and participating in this new accountability system, or to simply keep on doing what they do today in an ICANN that
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">is</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> more accountable than it is today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">d.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Our legal counsel have advised</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> that through this structure, there would be no material increase in the risks and liabilities individual
ICANN participants face today. In fact, in some respects individual participants
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">may have greater protection</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> from hostile legal action than they
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">have</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> today.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Our legal counsel have advised</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> that
<b>under</b> <b>California law</b> through this structure, there would be no material increase in the risks and liabilities individual ICANN participants face today.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">[This last sentence is redundant and we would recommend it be omitted</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">e.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">A set of practical questions and answers regarding unincorporated associations is also available in Appendix X (Sidley
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">and Adler & Colvin Memo</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> (Unincorporated associations))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:2.0in;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">The powers sought by the CCWG</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> can be implemented under the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">R</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">eference Mechanism, and it has advantages in terms of enforceability.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Because, according to legal counsel, the membership model provides
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">the clearest path for the community to exercise</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> the six community powers
explicitly sought by the CCWG, it has been suggested as the Reference Mechanism by the group</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">In arriving at this Reference Mechanism, the primary alternative the CCWG has investigated is a model based on “designators”. In this part of the report, we refer to this as the
Alternative Mechanism.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Designators are a construct in California law that can achieve reliable enforcement of 4 of the 6 community powers sought, specifically with
respect to community approval or blocking of changes of bylaws and the selection and removal of board members. There is concern however, regarding the ease and reliability with which the other 2 community powers sought (approval of bu<a name="_GoBack"></a>dget
and strategic plan) can be enforced once created under the designator model, according to legal counsel. Legal counsel further advises that the SOs and ACs
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">should</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> organize themselves into unincorporated associations in both corporate
governance models, whether a designator or membership structure</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">, to ensure their ability to enforce their rights. .</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Legal counsel advise that the membership model creates the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">clearest path for the community to hold the ICANN board accountable</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">. In preparing
for the environment that emerges following the end of the post-NTIA contract, our task as a CCWG is to strengthen ICANN's accountability, not to allow it to be weakened. So the status quo is not an option and the community should select either a true membership
model or an empowered designator model to achieve that accountability.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Variations of these mechanisms were also discussed:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The notion of creating a permanent CCWG or a Community Council that was the sole “member” or “designator” was considered but rejected mainly because it created additional accountability
problems and offered no accountability advantages compared with the Reference Mechanism;
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The notion of all SOs and ACs collectively creating an unincorporated association that would be the single member of ICANN. However this model “would add only complexity without
contributing real advantages”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The notion of a first step of change (in a timeframe consistent with WS1) focusing on changes in the bylaws and current mechanisms only, while assessing the opportunity to goo one
step further as part of WS2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:white">None of the mechanism possibilities should be considered “off the table”. The work of the CCWG has proceeded quickly, and our counsel are rapidly becoming familiar
with the complexities of ICANN’s history and current approach to dealing with many of these matters.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>List for the work of CCWG-Accountability Legal SubTeam<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 29, 2015 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ccwg-accountability5@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Acct-Legal] Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Suggested text for designaor model<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I am forwarding this document sent by Jordan. It contains the text version he suggests we discuss and review at our call today.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Asunto: Re: [Acct-Legal] [CCWG-ACCT] Suggested text for designaor model</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Fecha: </b>29 de abril de 2015 8:09:26 GMT-5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Para: </b>"<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>>, Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>,
"Gregory, Holly" <<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a>>, "Rosemary E. Fei" <<a href="mailto:rfei@adlercolvin.com">rfei@adlercolvin.com</a>>, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>>,
Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de">rickert@anwaelte.de</a>>, Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>>, ACCT-Staff <<a href="mailto:acct-staff@icann.org">acct-staff@icann.org</a>>, Izumi Okutani <<a href="mailto:izumi@nic.ad.jp">izumi@nic.ad.jp</a>>,
Robin Gross <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On 30 April 2015 at 00:56, List for the work of CCWG-Accountability Legal SubTeam <<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org" target="_blank">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Greg, we agree with your concerns regarding the language highlighted. Please let us know if you would like us to mark up the suggested text. Holly
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ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Accountability Cross Community<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Acct-Legal] [CCWG-ACCT] Suggested text for designaor model</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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and in some cases may inadvertently misstate that advice. Rather than pick it apart here, I think it makes more sense to discuss this with Sidley/Adler and then bring it back to the full list or the next full meeting if need be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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f) Designators are a construct in California law that can achieve some of the powers proposed below -
<b><span style="background:yellow">As ICANN's SOs/ACs struture is consistent with this model,</span></b> "the selection and removal of Board members" and "the approval or blocking of changes to bylaws" can be achieved by changing the ByLaws to define the role
of SOs/ACs as designators,<b><span style="background:yellow"> without the need to organise unincorporated association.</span><span style="color:yellow">
</span></b>But they cannot reliably deliver other aspects of the set of powers the CCWG believes the community needs,
<b><span style="background:yellow">such as statutory power for full board dismissal</span></b> and ability to have legal standing in court for enforcement of rights, if it is to fully hold ICANN to account.<br>
Crucially, in the view of our counsel, <b><span style="background:yellow">to have dismissal of the entire board and for legal enforcement of rights in court, would require some additional contractual relationships between SOs/ACs and ICANN, which would also
oblige SOs and ACs to establish themselves into unincorporated associations,</span></b> so some of the perceived simplicity compared with the membership model isn't actually achievable.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Izumi Okutani <<a href="mailto:izumi@nic.ad.jp" target="_blank">izumi@nic.ad.jp</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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As mentioned at the # 30 CCWG call, I'd like to suggest text changes for 6.6.1.1 f).<br>
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6.6.1.1 The Community Mechanism: Reference<br>
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Designators are a construct in California law that can achieve some of the powers proposed below
<span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"">‐</span><br>
mainly those regarding the selection and removal of Board members and the approval or blocking of<br>
changes to bylaws. But they cannot reliably deliver other aspects of the set of powers the CCWG<br>
believes the community needs, if it is to fully hold ICANN to account. Crucially, in the view of our<br>
counsel, this would also oblige the SOs and ACs to organise themselves into unincorporated<br>
associations <span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"">‐</span> and so some perceived simplicity compared with the membership model isn’t actually<br>
possible.<br>
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f) Designators are a construct in California law that can achieve some of the powers proposed below - As ICANN's SOs/ACs struture is consistent with this model, "the selection and removal of Board members" and "the<br>
approval or blocking of changes to bylaws" can be achieved by changing the ByLaws to define the role of SOs/ACs as designators, without the need to organise unincorporated association. But they cannot reliably deliver other aspects of the set of powers the
CCWG believes the community needs, such as statutory power for full board dismissal and ability to have legal standing in court for enforcement of rights, if it is to fully hold ICANN to account.<br>
Crucially, in the view of our counsel, to have dismissal of the entire board and for legal enforcement of rights in court, would require some additional contractual relationships between SOs/ACs and ICANN, which would also oblige SOs and ACs to establish themselves
into unincorporated associations, so some of the perceived simplicity compared with the membership model isn't actually achievable.<br>
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Jordan Carter<br>
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Chief Executive <br>
<b>InternetNZ</b><br>
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04 495 2118 (office) | +64 21 442 649 (mob)<br>
<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>
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Skype: jordancarter<br>
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<i>A better world through a better Internet </i><o:p></o:p></p>
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