What of a statement that had these elements: - Note recent developments in Egypt - Acknowledge that the problem is not unique to Egypt and could arise elsewhere in the future - Express concern on behalf of Internet users - Recognize ICANN's limited authority on policy matters - But call attention to Core Value 1 "1. Preserving and enhancing the operational stability, reliability, security, and global interoperability of the Internet" - Note that this value also reflects fundamental norms for freedom of expression widely recognized around the world - Recommend that ICANN (options) (1) Communicate to Egypt concern regarding the specific actions recently taken to limit Internet access (2) Remind all governments (?= GAC) of their obligations to uphold Core Value 1 (3) Begin the development of technical methods to prevent such "outages" in the future Marc. On Jan 31, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Thomas Lowenhaupt wrote:
+1
On 1/31/2011 12:32 AM, Gareth Shearman wrote:
+ 1
Gareth
On 2011-01-30, at 8:45 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
Hi,
Well then we disagree.
For the more we discuss it, the more convinced I become that ICANN should make a statement declaring, at the very least, this sort of behavior to be incompatible with the well being of the Internet and contrary to international covenants related to freedom of information.
If ICANN is going to have credibility in its role as a steward of the Internet, it must not let this pass uncommented. If it does, then it will share responsibility for all future such action by virtue of its silence.
John, I thank you for helping me see the issue more clearly.
a.
On 30 Jan 2011, at 23:30, John R. Levine wrote:
But certainly I think ICANN can describe what sorts of behavior is and is not appropriate and certainly I think that allocation policy can look at taking such behaviors into account. I am unalterably opposed to any proposal in which ICANN would purport to tell any government what to do. That just makes us look silly.
It's not like the Egyptian government is unaware of what they've done, after all.
Regards, John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly
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