FYI, I have updated my At-Large SOI and GNSO SOI to disclose the propose future role as Chief Legal Officer of Dot Hip Hop, LLC the future registry operator for .hiphop.
I apologize for not having done this before, but I was waiting for the assignment to be approved. We filed it 141 days ago.
A conflict of interest does not arise when you are actually officially assigned a position etc, it arises when you start to engage with an activity -- applying for the assignment in this instance -- that, as here, directly conflicts with your public interest roles in At-Large , GNSO etc.To explain further if this is still unclear to you: At-Large and GNSO need to know it when you were actively pursing some commercial interests in applying for a gLTD etc, and not latter when it is already assigned. Is it not so very simple and straight-forward!
How the 'multistakeholderist community' reads this democratic
vestige of the idea of 'conflict of interest' is absolutely a
disgrace, and dishonor to all those who fought for and built
democracies. As I read Jeff's email below of Dec 30th, my head
spins as to how hallowed concepts like 'conflict of interest' can
be mauled in self-defense.
(It is the MSist sin when they conflated corporate governance
with public governance, whereby the thin half ethics of the former
are employed as the foundations for what has to be public
governance of some public functions. Although these practices do
not pass even the light corporate governance ethical tests.)
To have someone so deeply involved with shaping new forms and business models of gTLD, and making direct money out of it, as GNSO's liaison to GAC and to ICANN stuff -- nothing personal here, but it makes my democratic guts retch in sheer horror. This is multistakeholderism for you! A pall bearer for the elite who have always felt popular democracy as a thorn in their side!
parminder
PS: As should be obvious, I have nothing against people dong businesses like Jeff is into, but wanting to then also be one of the key people in regulation/ governance systems for those business is what absolutely gets my goat.
Jeffrey J. NeumanFounder & CEOJJN Solutions, LLC+1.202.549.5079
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