[[--Translated text (es -> en)--]] Subject: Fwd: Fwd: WSJ: The Internet Power Vacuum Worsens From: apisanty@gmail.com Colleagues, for clarity on my proposal, you can read this message Mike Roberts, founder CEO of ICANN. Alejandro Pisanty ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Roberts <mmr@darwin.ptvy.ca.us> Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [discuss] [ianatransition] Fwd: [IP] WSJ: The Internet Power Vacuum Worsens To: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> Cc: 1Net List <discuss@1net.org> , "Ianatransition@icann.org" < ianatransition@icann.org> Did anyone think America Firsters That right wing would not use as much FUD As They Could muster to try to derail the initiative NTIA? Check some of Congressional statements the grand stand. This mess of mistatement and innuendo is SOP. A "majority" of Governments are authoritarian? That's a pretty big paintbrush. As Jon Postel said way back in 1591, Governments do matter. Multistakeholderism without a role for Governments is not going to work. ICANN is actually trying to smoke out behind the scenes gorilla behavior in the GAC by Requiring Recorded votes with a majority needed for "advice." Raising the threshold for rejecting the Board advice is a nominal quid pro quo with little effect. - Mike On Sep 8, 2014, at 6:49 a.m., Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> wrote: Well, is not this a nice kettle of fish. -------- Forwarded Message -------- The Internet Power Vacuum Worsens The US has not abandoned even STI Web protection yet, and authoritarians are making Their move. By GORDON L. CROVIT Sept. 7, 2014 5:11 pm ET The Obama administration plan to give up US protection of the open Internet will not take effect for a year, but authoritarian Governments are Already moving to grab control. President Obama is learning it's as dangerous for America to create a vacuum of power in the digital world as in the real one. In March the administration Asked Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to Suggest a plan for overseeing the Internet after September 2015, When US governance is scheduled to end. The US charged this group, Which Maintains the root-zone file of domain names and addresses, With-mechanisms to Prevent somehow finding other Governments from undermining the permissionless, Internet free-speech built under US oversight. Instead, Icann set-up a monitoring process to hand over to Governments. Under the current "multistakeholder" system, an advisory group of Governments has only as much power as other stakeholders, Such registries as Web, website owners, free-speech groups and other nonprofits.But in August, Icann Proposed bylaws ITS quietly changing to rubber-stamp government decisions UNLESS two-Thirds of the Icann board objects. In turn, Iran has Proposed That the government move to majority voting group from the current consensus approach. That would enable the world's majority of authoritarian Governments to rewire the Internet more to Their liking. Enlarge Image Agence France-Presse / Getty Images What will this mean? Could Authoritarian Governments for the first time censor the Web globally, not just in Their Own country clubs. Russia Could get Icann to withdraw Ukrainian sites. China Could engineer the world-wide removal of sites supporting freedom for Tibet or Hong Kong. Could Iran ITS censor critics in the US Website operators Could Also expect new overall fees and Regulations. Such a change "would transform Icann Fundamentally away from being a 'Bottom-up' and 'private industry-led' organization and into a Governmental regulatory agency, "wrote Robin Gross, a former chairman of the group Icann Representing nonprofits, on the CircleID blog."Why would voluntarily Icann choose to empower non-democratic Governments With An even say over Greater global Internet Policies As This bylaw change would do is anyone's guess. " The Internet Commerce Association, Which dealer to Web businesses, warns That the proposal "would transform ICANN into a government-led organization, of "which is" completely counter "to the US That requirement REMAIN the Internet free of government control. In a speech in July, a US Commerce Departmentofficial played down the danger. "The Idea That Could Enhance Their Influence Governments Within Icann STI by changing rules to allow for a majority vote on policy issues reflections reflects a misunderstanding of the policymaking process at Icann, "said Assistant Secretary Lawrence Strickling. Wrong. Mr. Strickling and his administration colleagues have misunderstood how serious other Governments acerca are filling the vacuum of power with repression. Also Icann upset all its major stakeholder groups by ignoring Their demand to make it more accountable absent US oversight.Stakeholders HAD Icann instructed to create an "independent accountability mechanism That Provides meaningful review and adequate redress for Those harmed by Icann action or inaction in contravention of an Agreed-upon compact With the community. "Instead, Icann Announced That It would oversee itself. A dozen stakeholder groups Icann chief Quickly sent a letter Fadi Chehade objecting. "How does Icann just intend to handle the inherent conflict of Developing Its Own interest with accountability plan? "they asked." Why Icann did not invite Proposals from the community and why was not the Involved community in the drafting of the staff plan? " Jointly An objection sent by business and nonprofit stakeholder groups to the Icann board said: "This plan, imposed on the community without transparency and without the opportunity for public comment, Creates inconsistency, Icann disregards proper procedure, INJECTS unfairness into the process and defeats the entire purpose of the accountability examination. " Philip Corwin, a lawyer specializing in issues Icann, calls pushback against the organization "unprecedented." Last week, Icann Agreed to put off the new rules, but only for a brief comment period. Much of the blame for the splintering of the system lies multistakeholder with Mr. Obama's naïveté in Internet governance putting up for grabs. I have underestimated Washington's The Importance of Maintaining Control in an open Internet-and the desire Among other Governments to close the Internet. And there is still no plan to keep free from monitoring by Icann Governments. OFFICIALS Administration Pledged to the US Congress That would keep Control over the Internet if the alternative was to empower other Governments or if there is not full accountability for Icann. Both red lines Have Been crossed. If Mr. Obama Persists, His plan Congress Should block with a single message: The open Internet is too valuable to surrender. 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