FYI, yesterday I published a short article on the decision which can be found at http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160802_court_of_appeals_avoids_doomsday_effe... In it I state: In my view, this result avoids the possibility of a major erosion of confidence and participation in ICANN by ccTLD operators by making clear that a respected Court of Appeals in the U.S. possesses adequate technical understanding of the DNS to avoid a legal decision that could lead to technical and political instability - many nations would not wish to continue in a DNS coordinated by a U.S. non-profit corporation if it could be ordered by a U.S. court to transfer control of any nation's ccTLD. This decision will also hopefully tamp down calls by some parties for ICANN's place of incorporation to be moved outside of the U.S. by demonstrating that ICANN's jurisdiction does not create a threat to other nation's ccTLDs. Remaining jurisdiction issues will be addressed in work stream 2 of ICANN's ongoing accountability process. Best regards to all Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Paul Rosenzweig Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 9:28 AM To: 'CCWG-Accountability' Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Weinstein v. Iran For those following along in the effort to attach the .ir (and other) ccTLDs, the appellate court issued an opinion yesterday affirming the decision of the court below rejecting the effort to attach the domain (albeit on different grounds). Here is a link to the opinion: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/D35ACE5F0E9673C085258003... Paul Paul Rosenzweig 509 C St. NE Washington, DC 20002 paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com<mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com> O: +1 (202) 547-0660 M: +1 (202) 329-9650 VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 www.redbranchconsulting.com<http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/> www.paulrosenzweigesq.com<http://www.paulrosenzweigesq.com/> My PGP Key: http://redbranchconsulting.com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/ ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7690 / Virus Database: 4627/12704 - Release Date: 07/29/16