Re: ARIN WHOIS for leads

[Eric Brunner-Williams <brunner () nic-naa net>]

On 7/26/13 8:40 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> On Jul 26, 2013, at 11:05 , David Conrad <drc () virtualized org> wrote:
> > > On Jul 26, 2013, at 7:58 AM, "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net> wrote:
> > > > > You can change anything you want. ARIN & ICANN are both member organizations. Propose a change, get the votes, 
> > > > > and POOF!, things are changed.
> > >
> > > Err. ICANN isn't a membership organization. It is possible to change things at ICANN, but the mechanisms are ... 
> > > different and much slower (since it involves getting consensus in a multi-stakeholder environment).
> Sure it is, the membership is just very .. uh .. selective. :)
>
> "Stakeholder" is just a fancy way of saying "member". They vote, things change.
>
> Like I said, this is _exactly_ what Ryan wanted. Only the "anointed" get to decide things. Works out well, doesn't it?

Actually the member / non-member distinction is important in
California corporations law.

Also important is the distinction between agency of government and
anything else, there's about two reams of double-sided 11pt text on
the subject, and that's just between Michael Froomkin and Joe Simms.

Cheers,
Eric