[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet regulation at national level?

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

Nii,

RIR data privacy is also an enourmously interesting issue, but I was more focused on the "ownership" aspect of the data base.

I am not sure whether Adiel's summary statement of it being in the public domain, will stand up to challenge, because a non-profit might not be allowed to give (such) an asset away unless to other non profits. 

I am not a lawyer but the reason generally that a non-profit is tax exempt. So alineating an asset to (some) for profit entities, gives these a competitve advantage, which might be taxable.

Which is why I wondered whether legal advice has been taken.

But it now puts us into corporate governance issues, which is also important.

el

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Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse


On Nov 2, 2012, at 9:40, Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com> wrote:
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> - food for thought (RIR data privacy) initiated by Dr. Lisse

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