The "ecology" of institutions is central to this. We must work towards the issues which relate to our interests and they often pertain to a variety of institutional contexts. On 7/18/07, Seth M. Reiss <seth.reiss@lex-ip.com> wrote:

ccTLDS are subject to the policies and politics of the country to which the TLD has been delegated. gTLDs are subject to the policies and politics of ICANN, including the various indivduals, industries, trade organizations, commercial interests, and goverments that make their opinions felt.

While considering the manner govenrments regulate ccTLDs can be instructive for ICANN and its constituencies, and ICANN policies may want or need to take into account what countries do with their ccTLDs, I do not believe that ICANN and its consituencies should be seeking to affect the manner in which ccTLDs are regulated. Those who form a part of ICANN but who have an interest in the manner in which a government regulates its ccTLD should express those interest in the context of national or international forums that are not dedicated to the work of ICANN. Otherwise, things become confused and may be miscontrued.

Seth