[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet regulation at national level?

[Nii Narku Quaynor]

Ack! Thanks. I had put them all together ;-)

On Nov 2, 2012, at 8:22, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:

> 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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> Sent from the iPhone of
> Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse
> 
> 
> On Nov 2, 2012, at 9:40, Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com> wrote:
> [...]
> 
>> - food for thought (RIR data privacy) initiated by Dr. Lisse
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> [...]
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