[discuss] Interesting article

Thu Jan 16 20:04:52 UTC 2014

On 17/01/2014, at 8:22 AM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:

> Peter,
> 
> 
> 
snip

>>> From a multi-stakeholder or technical viewpoint, nothing
>>> would change if the NTIA contract was cancelled today.
>>> 
>> I don't understand your point here at all.
>> If the NTIA contract with ICANN to perform the IANA functions were to be cancelled, presumably another entity would have to be appointed. 
> 
> Why? ICANN would simply continue to do them. There would be no
> vacuum, no financial issue. ICANN would be running independently.
> That's what should have happened in 1998, but Magaziner and
> the DoC simply couldn't see it.
> 

Thanks - I thought you were talking about a practical reality for today!

Let me know how you propose to sell that idea to the NTIA, and how they would then explain that to Congress.

regards

Peter

>    Brian
> 
>> If that were to be the USG itself, that would have enormous political repercussions, and would undo 15 years of work by the USG in supporting the establishment and growth of an independent ICANN.
> 
> 
>> Can you expand on your thinking a little?
>> 
>> regards
>> 
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
>>>> Without Iana contract, Icann would not be a political issue.
>>> Without the _NTIA_ contract, I agree.
>>> 
>>> On 16/01/2014 04:05, Peter Dengate Thrush wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> The PSC final recommendation was that ICANN look at the international not for profit status available under Swiss law.
>>> Which was of course one of the more attractive options
>>> rejected in 1998. If I could have three wishes, the first
>>> two would be unconditional cancellation of the NTIA
>>> contract and relocation of ICANN's seat to Geneva.
>>> 
>>>   Brian
>> 
>> 
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