Milton, I'll take a quick stab at these questions, inline below. On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> wrote:
I agree with what Becky Burr asserted below. But everyone seems to have lost track of what the original question was. Let me repeat:
"The CWG is considering replacing the authorization role, at least with regard to ccTLDs, with a written opinion from counsel (independent of ICANN) that each delegation and re-delegation request meets the policy requirements cited in the publicly posted reports."
I simply asked:
Where does this written opinion come from?
GS: Independent counsel. Probably some poor shmuck in a very large law firm with very good malpractice insurance. Being a legal review, said shmuck would review all of the relevant policy, and relevant implementation guidance (hopefully with a fair amount of prior knowledge, so this is a review not a major learning experience), and determine whether there was any divergence between said policy and the del/redel request. Since the del/redel reports are supposed to cite to policy, this would not be too much of a research project, assuming the del/redel request is filled out accurately.
And…
:
What is the procedure for appointing an independent counsel to provide it?
GS: I don't think this has been discussed much. I might suggest an RFP, issued by the MRT. This implies enough revenue to keep the lawyer(s) fed.
Can someone simply try to answer that question?
GS: That's my try. Frankly, I'm not overly enthusiastic about this concept. I'm not sure the task is well matched to the lawyers' skill set, but, if it's a review against policy, it may not be a bad fit. I guess lawyers may be more willing to give this kind of opinion than some other professionals. I might expect some caveats on that opinion, as lawyers do, to keep their malpractice insurers happy. So the question is, if not lawyers, who is willing to be the last set of eyes before it goes to Verisign to be entered into the root?.
*From:* Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz] *Sent:* Wednesday, December 3, 2014 5:40 PM *To:* Erick Iriarte; Milton L Mueller
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The ccNSO is the source of delegation/revocation policy, based on multistakeholder processes, consensus, etc. That is very different from making a judgment in any particular case whether the policy is being applied properly. There are also complicated national law and jurisdictional issues that arise in the ccTLD context. As a ccTLD operator and a gTLD operator, I would want the right to challenge any revocation/redel decision on a case by case basis.
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*From: *Erick Iriarte <eiriarte@iriartelaw.com> *Date: *Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 12:12 PM *To: *Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> *Cc: *CWG Stewardship <cwg-stewardship@icann.org> *Subject: *Re: [CWG-Stewardship] authorization function for ccTLDs
Dear Milton
almost is important to understand what is the basis of your comment, but is your decision share with us your opinion.
Yours,
Erick
El 2/12/2014, a las 12:00, Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> escribió:
Desiree:
So, according to you, the lawyer (counsel) who authorizes delegations/redelegations would be provided by the ccNSO? Or from some other “group of ccTLDs”? what if the ccNSO lawyer had one opinion and the lawyer provided by another group had a different opinion? Not criticizing, just trying to understand what is being proposed.
Erick:
My opinion of the legal status of a ccTLD is not relevant to answering those questions. I repeat: I am not criticizing the proposal, I am just trying to understand what is being proposed.
*From:* Desiree Miloshevic [mailto:dmiloshevic@afilias.info <dmiloshevic@afilias.info>] *Sent:* Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:51 AM *To:* Milton L Mueller *Cc:* CWG Stewardship *Subject:* Re: [CWG-Stewardship] authorization function for ccTLDs
Milton
Before you respond to Erick - I'll just say add that, for example, the ccNSO FOIWG worked on interpretation of RFC 1591 and other IANA related policy guidelines.
http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-final-07oct14-en.pdf <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ccnso.icann.org_workingg...>
My understanding is that bodies like the ccNSO or group of ccTLDs are there to develop policies regarding the delegation and redelegation of ccTLDs.
It's my personal view that it could potentially form such a council in future and give opinions. (independent of ICANN board).
Desiree
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On 2 Dec 2014, at 15:30, Erick Iriarte <eiriarte@iriartelaw.com> wrote:
Milton to understand better your message and position: for you exactly what is the legal status of a cctld ? Erick
El 2/12/2014, a las 10:16, Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> escribió:
I have some questions regarding this:
"The CWG is considering replacing the authorization role, at least with regard to ccTLDs, with a written opinion from counsel (independent of ICANN) that each delegation and re-delegation request meets the policy requirements cited in the publicly posted reports."
Where would this counsel come from? Whose counsel is it if it is independent of ICANN and ICANN is supplying the IANA service? Since most of the policy requirements related to ccTLD delegation/redelegation are not laws, but things like RFC 1591, on what basis is the counsel's opinion made? Precedent?
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