On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 11:52 AM, parminder <parminder@itforchange.net> wrote:
On Monday 02 January 2017 03:56 PM, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
This includes a full exercise of helping a big civil society group anchor such an analysis in form of a statement.
SO: I am not sure i understand what the statement above imply. I expect
that whatever responses are provided will be discussed within this working group and way forward determine/proposed by this working group to the CCWG plenary. Ofcouse such civil society can always participate in public comments when the time emerge.
Why do you think I would be a great fan of describing the current jurisdiction's advantages?
SO: Exactly one of the reasons why i feel asking for advantages will not help for now since someone like you or others will not necessarily provide a response on the advantages (even though there are advantages).
However, there is a long history to this debate on this list, and many say, mostly those who are for the status quo, that we cant only look at disadvantages and not mention the advantages, and since long I have conceded, sure, no problem, go ahead and do it. This is where I am coming from. What you say correspond to my known position, and thus I found no reason to press it. My email's point was; I am happy to have others add whatever they want to the question - advantages of the current jurisdiction, disadvantages of possible alternatives, whatever. I happy for it to be as complete an inquiry as possible, if it satisfied other people , and we can actually move forward. While my view of course is, and consistently has been, that we must focus on actual problems with the current jurisdiction and explore solutions, which is the way any rational exercise will proceed.
To further clarify: I wrote to Paul and Matthew because I opposed their supposition that anyone here is actually against looking at advantages of current jurisdiction. I am not.
SO: Its not a red-line for me either just that I don't think it will be useful on this initial administration of the questions. We should just get to hear the problems (whether supposed or facts) and then determine is they are indeed valid and whether a change in jurisdiction would resolve the problem while considering holistic implication of doing such.
Although I agree with you that it is unnecessary in this question since the Chairs have said that a this stage we are looking only at issues/ problems, and not solutions (and thus, possible problems with them). But to move things forward I am fine to add that to the question.
SO: Thanks for the clarification
I did not explicitly mention support to your proposal to remove "advantages" from option 1 of question 4 - though I agree with it -- becuase I see that the other side wont agree to it, and having conceded the point earlier, did not want to open up another front on this dispute on mere questions that has stopped us from any progress for almost a month now. As a matter of record though, let me state that, I support Seun's proposal to remove "advantages" from option 1 of 4.
SO: My suggestion was really for question 4. However i think that it will also apply to other questions (where positive/negative) was used. My ultimate reason is that the number of advantages/positives responses we get cannot be exhaustive hence cannot be used in any way reasonable as i expect more effort will be put on trying to exhaust the negatives/disadvantages. Regards
parminder
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On 2 Jan 2017 5:09 a.m., "parminder" <parminder@itforchange.net> wrote:
Paul and Matthew
No one here has objected to asking about problems (or benefits) of any alternative jurisdictional option. Please add them where you want to in the questions. In fact, the question 1 already says advantages and disadvantages of ICANN jurisdiction, which terms always mean 'with respect to possible alternatives', but I will be happy to explicitly add to it advantages and disadvantages of any alternative jurisdictional options. But please let us move on.
parminder
On Sunday 01 January 2017 11:32 PM, matthew shears wrote:
+ 1 Paul
On 31/12/2016 18:20, Paul Rosenzweig wrote:
Actually, this is a good example of why I don't think this question is helpful. Not because I object to the solution space (as Avri says some may) but because this question is not designed to get us to the solution space that might exist. Asking only about problems or issues with respect to the jurisdiction of incorporation ignores the question of benefits. asking about problems only is like asking me what I dislike about my wife, and not taking into account all the many myriad things I like about her. :-)
And, as I've said before, the question as formulated also ignores the issue of whether any other Jurisidction might be an improvement or not. It is easy to discount the value of my own wife for a hypothetical beauty -- but in the real world, the choices are not hypothetical. Unless we ask about benefits that have arisen from the current jursidiction; and also experiences with other potential venues, this question is just a way of collecting complaints about American juridiction.
So, while I completely understand why Seun would make this suggestion and while, from one perspective, it is a sensible one, it is just a good example of why this question is so fraught.
Happy new year all Paul
-- Paul Rosenzweig Sent from myMail app for Android Friday, 30 December 2016, 00:20PM -05:00 from Greg Shatan gregshatanipc@gmail.com:
I am forwarding the following message from Seun Ojedeji to the Jurisdiction list, as he currently has Observer status and cannot post.
Greg
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Seun Ojedeji < <https://e-aj.my.com/compose/?mailto=mailto%3aseun.ojedeji@gmail.com> seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> wrote:
The suggested way forward seem fine but I would suggest modifying alternative 1 of question 4 by asking for just the "disadvantages" as I don't think there is need to ask for advantages since the goal of the question is to identify issues (okay problems - just playing around with words).
Regards PS: Can't remember if I have posting rights. Otherwise, kindly help forward to list.
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On 30 Dec 2016 8:27 a.m., "Greg Shatan" < <https://e-aj.my.com/compose/?mailto=mailto%3agregshatanipc@gmail.com> gregshatanipc@gmail.com> wrote:
REMINDER to READ this email and RESPOND, at least with regard to the questionnaire (see attachment). I've slightly revised the email for clarity.
To try and focus this discussion, I'll provide a strawman for how to deal with the alternatives:
Preamble -- Use Alternative 1. Question 1 -- Use Alternative 1. Question 2 -- No change Question 3 -- No change. Question 4 -- Use Alternative 1.
Thank you for your responses.
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All,
I'm sending this to the Jurisdiction subgroup list, since this was initially send to a discussion thread on jurisdiction taking place on the CCWG list.
*Please respond here, rather than there. Thank you.*
Greg
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All:
Two quick but important points:
1. We have strayed from the basic topic in front of us, which is to decide on the formulation of the questions to be sent out. * I have gone through the emails and meeting notes and pulled the alternative formulations and revisions in to a single document, attached to this email. *
With regard to question 4, I believe that the best way to move forward is to see if one of the alternatives gets stronger support within the CCWG. If we can get to a point where there is broad support for the question without significant opposition that may resolve issues relating to whether and when this question will be sent out.
2. Our overall agreed-upon working method is to first identify, discuss and arrive at a list of problems , and then move on to identifying, discussing and arriving at a list of potential remedies for each problem on our list. We are still working on problems . For a remedy to be up for discussion when we move to discussing remedies, that remedy needs to provide a solution to a problem . We can't discuss a potential remedy without having a problem it is intended to solve. If there is a potential "remedy" but it does not solve any of our problems , we won't discuss it.
We've already put aside one potential "remedy" until we see whether we identify any problems it would solve -- the "remedy" of changing ICANN's jurisdiction of incorporation or headquarters location. "Immunity" is another potential remedy that we need to deal with the same way. Skipping forward to discussions of remedies is only slowing down our discussion of problems . I strongly suggest we refocus on problems , so that we can get to the discussion of remedies. Once we've agreed on a list of problems , a discussion of remedies will be more productive.
Our working method of dealing with problems first and then remedies may also help us find agreement on a way to deal with question 4. Questions 1-3 clearly deal with issues. Perhaps a version of question 4 that is limited to asking for problems will get broader support ("Alternative 1" on the attachment may fit this description.)
Greg
*The following responses were received on the Accountability list*:
*Parminder*: Greg/ All
I think the Alternative 1, which you take as likely candidate for broader support, is fine. I list this formulation below:
What are the advantages or disadvantages, if any, relating to ICANN's jurisdiction*, particularly with regard to the actual operation of ICANN’s policies and accountability mechanisms? Please support your response with appropriate examples, references to specific laws, case studies, other studies, and analysis. In particular, please indicate if there are current or past instances that highlight such advantages or problems.
(* For these questions, “ICANN’s jurisdiction” refers to (a) ICANN being subject to U.S. and California law as a result of its incorporation and location in California, (b) ICANN being subject to the laws of any other country as a result of its location within or contacts with that country, or (c) any “choice of law” or venue provisions in agreements with ICANN.) ENDS
Lets move on with it. We are spending too much time on framing a question.
*Kavouss Arasteh: * Grec, Tks again, As I said I believe ,it is counter productive to discuss many alternative, I could agree with formulation of Parminder Regards Kavouss
*Sam Lanfranco:* Greg,
Thank you for presenting alternatives for reaching agreement on a* Roadmap for Moving Forward to identify operational issues embedded in the overall “jurisdiction” issue*. It is important to recognize that what is being proposed is the choice of roadmap for moving forward. Where this takes us will flow from the assembly of evidence, the application of analysis, and the resulting array of possible options for addressing jurisdiction base operational issues.
Sam Lanfranco
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