On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> wrote:
*From:* Bertrand de La Chapelle [mailto:bdelachapelle@gmail.com]
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So I will continue to refer to any proposal that has no external contracting authority and relies entirely on ICANN bylaw modifications as an internal-to-ICANN solution. Because I value accuracy and clarity.
Please can you show me where it is written that we MUST create an external contracting authority?
You are advocating an internal solution.
and what is wrong about this Milton? i think calling it internal solution but not recognising that the solution intends to have strong accountability is concerning.
One of the arguments that I think underpins this effort is the perceived vulnerability of any entirely new, unfunded and unstaffed architecture that would in many ways resemble the vulnerability of the early ICANN.
I have trouble understanding this concern. ICANN entered an almost entirely uninstitutionalized environment in 1997, and was at the center of a huge dispute between Network Solutions (which vastly exceeded ICANN in resources at the time), a rather weak and poor ISOC, and the Department of Commerce.
Now we have a very well-solidified transnational policy network formed
around ICANN, ICANN is accepted as the policy authority for DNS, and there are much more well-defined relationships with IETF/IAB, registries, international organizations, user groups, and so on.
Wow! now i understand your motive which seem to be that you indeed want to create another ICANN-like body perhaps for the fun of it otherwise i will like you to tell me what is the difference between the current multistakeholder community within ICANN and the one you will be proposing. The biggest danger now is that ICANN itself might dominate or overwhelm any
new entity and become locked in and unaccountable.
Sorry i am not sure i get your point, we recognise that accountability is not yet strong within ICANN and that is what we are trying to work on but you seem to be of the opinion that subjecting a already mature organisation (both in community and reach) to a new organisation that will be setup is the ONLY way that ensures ICANN's accountability. Perhaps you care to clarify the scenario of what new entity ICANN will dominate Regards
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