Paul, my recollection is that it came from some of the amateurs participating here. Though I agree that one must wonder why. In any case, why don't you review your mailing list? el On 2016-07-14 16:38, Paul Rosenzweig wrote:
So I have a couple of questions for our Co-Chairs -- all of which are process questions:
1) Who first advanced the suggestion that we rely on ICANN Legal/Outside Counsel in preference to our own independent counsel? Was the suggestion from ICANN staff, ICANN legal, the Board or was it something that the Co-Chairs conceived? 2) Same question about the cost issue -- who first proposed that the CCWG be assessed a shared services cost for the use of ICANN Legal/Outside counsel?
I ask these questions because, like Robe, I see this as a non-starter and I am curious as to the genesis of such a manifestly poor idea.
And then a final question, again for the Co-Chairs: Given how widely panned this proposal is and the near consensus (with a few minority voices) in opposition, is it fair to say that these two ideas (use ICANN Legal first and pay for it) are now no longer active proposals and we can consider this matter closed?
Thanks Paul
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