IP: Note on ICANN access to records from Levy and reply from Stuart Lynn (ICANN)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 18:25:53 -0500
> From: "Paul Levy" <PLEVY () citizen org>
> To: <dave () farber net>
>
> entirely fair.  I must say, if Auerbach is insisting he has the right to 
> go public with private  corporate information, and that is the only 
> obstacle, he has nothing so far as I can see.  An entity has the right to 
> decide about the privacy of its information.  On the other hand, if there 
> were other restrictions, his best bet would be to call their bluff, agree 
> not to disclose TO THE PUBLIC (as opposed to other board members) without 
> their consent, subject of course to his right to go to court over a 
> particular piece of info, and then see if they still deny him access.
>
> Paul Alan Levy
> Public Citizen Litigation Group
> 1600 - 20th Street, N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20009
> (202) 588-1000
> http://www.citizen.org/litigation/litigation.html





> >>> David Farber <dave () farber net> 12/05/01 06:03PM >>>
> I will wait for a reply before posting
>
> At 05:43 PM 12/5/2001 -0500, Paul Levy wrote:
> >What ARE the restrictions, other than the confidentiality requirement for
> >personnel records?  I can certainly understand a company not wanting such
> >matters revealed to the general public.
> >
> >Am I correct in assuming that the obligation of "confidentiality" still
> >permits Auerbach to  review information he discovers with other members of
> >the board who are similarly bound to respect the confidentiality
> >requirement?  Or must Auerbach secure clearance before talking to other
> >board members about what he finds?
> >
> >Paul Alan Levy
> >Public Citizen Litigation Group
> >1600 - 20th Street, N.W.
> >Washington, D.C. 20009
> >(202) 588-1000
> >http://www.citizen.org/litigation/litigation.html



Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:40:09 -0800
To: "Paul Levy" <PLEVY () citizen org>, <dave () farber net>
From: "M. Stuart Lynn" <lynn () icann org>
Subject: Re: IP: Response to Karl Auerbach's note

Dear Paul:
Directors who access confidential ICANN records are of course encouraged to 
discuss them with other directors if they wish, provided that is done in 
such a way that preserves confidentiality.
With regards
Stuart

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