RE: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs Competition

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting questions Mike.  You're an attorney.  Is it common from a
legal point of view to refer to an association for which a company is a
member as an affiliate?  

 

Chuck

 

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 11:47 AM
To: 'GNSO Council'
Subject: RE: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition

 

Thanks Chuck for pointing this out.  I'm curious to know how "affiliate"
is defined, if it has been defined?  I guess it must be narrow, as
Verisign is 'affiliated' with NetChoice as it is a member of that trade
organization.  NetChoice is a voting member of the BC.  Same with
Network Solutions, which is (or at least recently was) a member of
USCIB, another voting member of the BC.  I believe some registries and
registrars are probably also members of IPC voting members such as INTA
and AIPLA.

 

So, is there a definition of 'affiliate'?

 

Mike Rodenbaugh

RODENBAUGH LAW

tel/fax:  +1 (415) 738-8087

http://rodenbaugh.com <http://rodenbaugh.com/> 

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:50 AM
To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Adrian Kinderis; owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
Alan Greenberg; GNSO Council
Subject: RE: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition

 

Note the following paragraphs from the RySG charter:

 

"A Registry that is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership
with, or affiliated with any entity that votes in another stakeholder
group in either house of the GNSO is not eligible for membership in the
RySG. Any question regarding eligibility or exceptions shall be
determined by a vote of the RySG. 

 

The RySG will provide for observer status for entities that may not be
eligible for full membership because of the preceding paragraph, and for
entities that have applied, or indicated an intention to apply, for a
contract with ICANN to provide gTLD registry services in support of one
or more gTLDs."

 

Chuck

 

From: Mike Rodenbaugh [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 12:18 AM
To: Adrian Kinderis; owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Alan Greenberg;
Gomes, Chuck; GNSO Council
Subject: Re: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition

 

Me too. But they'd better hurry.

Mike Rodenbaugh
Rodenbaugh Law

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From: Adrian Kinderis <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

Sender: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:33:16 +1100

To: Alan Greenberg<alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>; Gomes,
Chuck<cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Council GNSO<council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: RE: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition

 

Nope. I'll just try and wait for someone to stop me.

 

Adrian Kinderis

 

From: alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:15 PM
To: Adrian Kinderis; Gomes, Chuck; Council GNSO
Subject: RE: [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition

 

Can you point to where the Bylaws (or anything else) say that?  Alan

At 10/11/2010 08:53 PM, Adrian Kinderis wrote:

Right.
 
So you can be a member of each. Just not a voting member.
 
Adrian Kinderis

 
From: Gomes, Chuck [ mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ] 
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:47 AM
To: Alan Greenberg; Adrian Kinderis; Council GNSO
Subject: RE: (SCL > 6): [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition
 
I believe the revised Bylaws GNSO provisions require that someone may
not vote in more than one SG or Constituency.
 
Chuck
 
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [ mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:42 PM
To: Adrian Kinderis; Council GNSO
Subject: Re: (SCL > 6): [council] ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs
Competition
 
The old Bylaws said that an organization could be a member of more than
one Constituency. I would have sworn that the new Bylaws explicitly said
that you could not participate in multiple SG and had to choose, but I
cannot find that clause there. Is there a rule in either SG charter
about multiple memberships??

Alan

At 10/11/2010 02:18 AM, Adrian Kinderis wrote:
Wow!
 
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09nov10-en.htm
 
So what happens to the Contracted Party house? Did they think of that?
;)
 
 
Adrian Kinderis