[Chapter-delegates] APPLICATION for form ISOC Democratic Republic of Congo chapter - please review

[Terry Monroe]

Thanks Veni for your comments (and also, congratulations on your new
position with ICANN!).  You are correct, the issue is not just the brand,
but also what chapters (approved and non-approved) do.  

However, just to clarify one point....ISOC is a trademark brand, and as such
we do have the right and the obligation to make sure it is being used
properly and with our permission.   This is important not only from a legal
standpoint, bur also from a practical view -- it is in the interest of all
ISOC members and chapters to know that the ISOC name is being used only by
those who support ISOC's goals and objectives. ISOC is reviewing what
options are available to us to make sure that only approved chapters are
using the ISOC brand. 

Regards,

Terry Monroe
Director of Development and Membership



-----Original Message-----
From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Veni
Markovski
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 9:43 PM
To: Oscar A. Robles-Garay; Veni Markovski; Alejandro Pisanty
Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org; chapters at isoc.org
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] APPLICATION for form ISOC Democratic
Republic of Congo chapter - please review

At 06:10 PM 1/22/2007  -0600, Oscar A. Robles-Garay wrote:
>Veni, Alejandro,
>
>What you are doing is giving rights to use the trademark "ISOC" to 
>third parties in other countries.

I have no disagreement with you and Alejandro, that we have to be careful.
However, they can use the mark even without us giving them the "right" to
use it. I remember that ISOC-Bulgaria actually was using this name between
1995 and 1997 until we were approved as a chapter. Which didn't stop us from
existing, and working under the name ISOC. All other chapters also were
founded before they were approved. In fact some chapters still exist without
being approved, yet they are named ISOC. What matters here is not only the
brand (mark), but what they do. Someone may do great things for the
Internet, and not be associated with ISOC (that's bad for ISOC), and others
may do terrible things, and be associated with ISOC (again bad for ISOC).

So, before we even come to the point where chapters may object someone's
application, the staff should have done their homework and make sure that
the chapter-candidate is fulfilling the requirements of ISOC. I trust the
current staff of ISOC, and I hope they will be doing much more work in the
future, with chapters worldwide. I have been in touch with them on other
chapters, which are "on hold".

I also, of course, trust Patrick, who was the first to welcome the new
chapters.


Sincerely,
Veni Markovski
http://www.veni.com

check also my blog:
http://blog.veni.com




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