Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

[John C Klensin <[e-mail]>]

--On Wednesday, 08 September, 2004 09:21 +0200 Brian E Carpenter
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Carl Malamud wrote:
>>> like many things outside the core technical field, these
>>> things are hard, and harder than they look, and hard enough
>>> that you need a better lawyer. as long as IETF remains an
>>> unincorporated association, i think you need every new IESG
>>> and IAB member to add their signature to all current MoU's
>>> and other agreements.  but you should find a lawyer.  a
>>> better lawyer than the one who was standing by last time
>>> this stuff was discussed or signed. -- 
>>> Paul Vixie
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What Paul says is sort of true.  Traditionally, at common
>> law, all members of an unincorporated association were, in
>> certain circumstances, personally liable for the actions of
>> the association.
> 
> And that's exactly why the liability insurance policy held by
> ISOC
> covers IETF "officials" today.

Would someone who actually knows or can find out care to comment
on whether the insurance would cover such "officials" if they
started engaging in direct, large-scale, financial management
and/or the direct supervision of those who were doing so, in
addition to standards activities?

      john


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