Hi there,
I just wanted to clarify if you’re
objection is to attempts at assessing ‘real non-commercial’ in
general, or to specific line-drawing with respect to one application (Olympic committee). If the objective is to
ensure true representation of
non-commercial interests, legal (or .org) non-profit status
is not enough, I think. It would be far too easy to game, as any commercial
interest can quite easily set up a non-profit wing. In fact, it’s fairly common
practice for industry or business groups to set up non-profits precisely for
the purpose of advancing commercial interests. I can think of many examples.
The legal criteria for ‘non-profit’
relate to financial structuring, not
to ‘interests advanced’. There do not appear to be any requirements
for .org registration. Given this, I
think it is incumbent upon NCSG to do some sort of assessment to ensure that it remains representative
of non-commercial interests.
Best,
Tamir
From:
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Subject: Re: Question about NCUC
faq relating to membership
Meanwhile, I think we can only be taken seriously inside and outside
ICANN and do meaningful work, if we have hundred more if not thousands of NGO/NFP
members... so arguing about this NGO or this NFP being a "real
non-commercial" seems counterproductive to me!... You will surely agree
with me that academics support
evidence-based decisions and the definition of an NGO/NFP is not rocket science
neither...