Re: ISOC/IETF *ARE* International Bodies[was: PAB nIANA facts]

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 02:32 PM 6/15/98 +0900, Masataka Ohta wrote:
>Here, it's enough to say that decisions made by USG or some
>organization solely operated by people under US legislation
>are US-local, not international, decisions.

I agree.  Again, I hope that you and others understand that my point was
only about the use of the word "international" and was not trying to
challenge (or offer) comments about the nature of one place or the nature
of a group.

It happens that I believe the US is a particularly POOR choice for
incorporation because it is too easy to sue.

>IAHC was not thoroughly international, but it successfully drafted a

"thoroughly" international is quite difficult.  at some point, one must
rely on sampling theory to get "close enough".

d/

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