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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9267121" data-attributes="member: 7808"><p>It's a little pedantic, but I will disagree with this. While Worldcon as a convention is organized independently each year, there is, in fact, a standing (non-profit) corporate organization that owns its name, IP, etc. A couple of its board members have resigned over this issue.</p><p></p><p>I agree that that Worldcon probably shouldn't have been held in China due to the issues of censorship, and that the voting members are to blame for that. However, "responsibility" is not a finite resource. The members have responsibility, yes. But so do these board members. And the organizers. And anyone else with leadership roles. Saying that the voting members are responsible does not negate the culpability of those who organize and run the event.</p><p></p><p>Here's the press WSFS has made about this drama (emphasis mine): <a href="https://www.wsfs.org/category/mark-protection-committee/worldcon-intellectual-property/" target="_blank">https://www.wsfs.org/category/mark-protection-committee/worldcon-intellectual-property/</a></p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>Worldcon Intellectual Property</p><p>Announcements from Worldcon Intellectual Property</p><p>January 31, 2024 ~ Kevin Standlee ~ Leave a comment </p><p></p><p>Worldcon Intellectual Property, whose board of directors is the members of the Mark Protection Committee of the World Science Fiction Society, has issued the following announcement:</p><p></p><p>Worldcon Intellectual Property</p><p></p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p><p></p><p>30 January 2024</p><p>Worldcon Intellectual Property</p><p>Post Office Box 61363</p><p>Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363 USA</p><p></p><p><strong>Worldcon Intellectual Property (W.I.P.) is a California non-profit corporation</strong> that holds the service marks of the World Science Fiction Society (<a href="http://www.wsfs.org" target="_blank">www.wsfs.org</a>) including the mark “Hugo Award”. W.I.P. takes very seriously the recent complaints about the 2023 Hugo Award process and complaints about comments made by persons holding official positions in W.I.P. In connection with these concerns, W.I.P. announces the actions listed below. There may be other actions taken or to be taken that are not in this announcement.</p><p></p><p> Dave McCarty has resigned as a Director of W.I.P.</p><p> Kevin Standlee has resigned as Chair of the W.I.P. Board of Directors (BoD).</p><p> W.I.P. has censured or reprimanded the following persons, listed in alphabetic order, for the reason given:</p><p> Dave McCarty – censured for his public comments that have led to harm of the goodwill and value of our marks and for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.</p><p> Chen Shi – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.</p><p> Kevin Standlee – reprimanded for public comments that mistakenly led people to believe that we are not servicing our marks.</p><p> Ben Yalow – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.</p><p> Donald Eastlake has been elected Chair of the W.I.P. BoD.</p><p></p><p>Please note that each year’s World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is run by a separate organization which administers the Hugo Awards for that year. The Chengdu 2023 Worldcon has asked that any specific questions about the administration of the 2023 Hugo Awards be sent to <a href="mailto:hugoteam@chengduworldcon.com">hugoteam@chengduworldcon.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>(For media inquiries on topics related to W.I.P. other than the specifics of the 2023 Hugo Awards, you may contact <a href="mailto:info@thehugoawards.org">info@thehugoawards.org</a>.)</p><p></p><p>-----</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 9267121, member: 7808"] It's a little pedantic, but I will disagree with this. While Worldcon as a convention is organized independently each year, there is, in fact, a standing (non-profit) corporate organization that owns its name, IP, etc. A couple of its board members have resigned over this issue. I agree that that Worldcon probably shouldn't have been held in China due to the issues of censorship, and that the voting members are to blame for that. However, "responsibility" is not a finite resource. The members have responsibility, yes. But so do these board members. And the organizers. And anyone else with leadership roles. Saying that the voting members are responsible does not negate the culpability of those who organize and run the event. Here's the press WSFS has made about this drama (emphasis mine): [URL]https://www.wsfs.org/category/mark-protection-committee/worldcon-intellectual-property/[/URL] ----- Worldcon Intellectual Property Announcements from Worldcon Intellectual Property January 31, 2024 ~ Kevin Standlee ~ Leave a comment Worldcon Intellectual Property, whose board of directors is the members of the Mark Protection Committee of the World Science Fiction Society, has issued the following announcement: Worldcon Intellectual Property FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 January 2024 Worldcon Intellectual Property Post Office Box 61363 Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363 USA [B]Worldcon Intellectual Property (W.I.P.) is a California non-profit corporation[/B] that holds the service marks of the World Science Fiction Society ([URL='http://www.wsfs.org']www.wsfs.org[/URL]) including the mark “Hugo Award”. W.I.P. takes very seriously the recent complaints about the 2023 Hugo Award process and complaints about comments made by persons holding official positions in W.I.P. In connection with these concerns, W.I.P. announces the actions listed below. There may be other actions taken or to be taken that are not in this announcement. Dave McCarty has resigned as a Director of W.I.P. Kevin Standlee has resigned as Chair of the W.I.P. Board of Directors (BoD). W.I.P. has censured or reprimanded the following persons, listed in alphabetic order, for the reason given: Dave McCarty – censured for his public comments that have led to harm of the goodwill and value of our marks and for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over. Chen Shi – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over. Kevin Standlee – reprimanded for public comments that mistakenly led people to believe that we are not servicing our marks. Ben Yalow – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over. Donald Eastlake has been elected Chair of the W.I.P. BoD. Please note that each year’s World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is run by a separate organization which administers the Hugo Awards for that year. The Chengdu 2023 Worldcon has asked that any specific questions about the administration of the 2023 Hugo Awards be sent to [EMAIL]hugoteam@chengduworldcon.com[/EMAIL]. (For media inquiries on topics related to W.I.P. other than the specifics of the 2023 Hugo Awards, you may contact [EMAIL]info@thehugoawards.org[/EMAIL].) ----- [/QUOTE]
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