FYI, yesterday Americans for Limited Government released the attached report on ICANN. It contains many criticisms and may well be cited in any effort to extend the appropriations freeze on the IANA transition or secure a Congressional vote on whether the transition should proceed. Based upon a quick initial review, items of interest include: · Lobbying expenditures (pp.5-6) · Contributions from foreign entities (pp. 10-11) · Criticism of NTIA activities and expenditures (pp.12-16) · Advocacy expenditures (p. 17) · Criticism of staff hires by Fadi Chehade (p. 18) · Relations with China (pp.24-25) – Note: While footnotes 49 and 51 relate to my Circle ID article raising questions about Fadi’s decision to become Co-Chair of China’s WIC, I have had no discussions or other contacts with ALG regarding this report and was unaware of their plan to issue it until its publication. The report concludes, “The U.S. oversight role in Internet governance has worked. This role should continue. Releasing ICANN and allowing it to go on its own way will not improve Internet governance and is fraught with problems… ICANN should remain a U.S. contractor and the U.S. government should continue its oversight role.” 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7497 / Virus Database: 4545/12005 - Release Date: 04/10/16 Internal Virus Database is out of date. ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7497 / Virus Database: 4545/12005 - Release Date: 04/10/16 Internal Virus Database is out of date. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ICA Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ica-mail+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<mailto:ica-mail+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to ica-mail@googlegroups.com<mailto:ica-mail@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/ica-mail. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ica-mail/8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E20D9F0A7%40Exchange.sierracorporation.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ica-mail/8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E20D9F0A7%40Exchange.sierracorporation.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.