Thanks Matt for the clarification. If there is a consensus position then I'll rest my case. The problem with legal drafting is that in being "specific" one can actually create a straight jacket for the organisation and restrict related and necessary functions that may evolve at a later date. regards Karel On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 4:44 PM, matthew shears <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yes absolutely - that is what I was referring to in the text. In parallel > to the consultation the CWG is working on numerous issues including that > one. > > I raised this issue about the vagueness of the purpose in the CWG some > time ago. It has now been discussed in the and this is the latest > formulation: > > “The specific purpose of the Corporation is to operate exclusively to > perform the functions of, and to carry out the purposes of the Internet > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a California nonprofit public > benefit corporation (“ICANN”), by performing the IANA functions on behalf > of ICANN.” > > This was agreed by the CWG and addresses the issue of purpose. The point > in the comments is to address the issue of potential evolution of the > members in the future, which the language above does not account for. > > Thanks. > Matthew > > > On 29/07/2016 20:59, Mueller, Milton L wrote: > >> Do you think the specific purpose of the organization ought to say >> something about performing the IANA functions? >> >> Dr. Milton L Mueller >> Professor, School of Public Policy >> Georgia Institute of Technology >> Internet Governance Project >> http://internetgovernance.org/ >> >> >> > -- > > -------------- > Matthew Shears > Global Internet Policy and Human Rights > Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) > + 44 771 2472987 >