[discuss] Problem definition 1, version 5

Wed Jan 22 09:26:20 UTC 2014

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Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM
On 22.01.2014 7:37, George Sadowsky wrote:
> Purpose of this message
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> To distribute version 5 of the problem statement.  Some minor
> wordsmithing has been done since version 4.   Do we have agreement,
> an can we proceed with this?
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> Disclaimer
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> I am a member of the Board of Directors of ICANN.  I believe that
> this affiliation is fairly well known.
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> focusing on Internet governance issues.
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> I note that I have been involved in ICT activities for economic and
> social development since 1973, and in the training and use
> specifically of the Internet globally since 1991.  Both dates
> substantially precede the formation of ICANN.
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> P1 (ver.5). US Government involvement in IANA root zone functions.
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> 1. The Internet Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (IANA) has as
> one of its functions the vetting of changes in the Internet root
> zone file.  The members of the team that performs the IANA
> functions are employed by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for
> Assigned Names and Numbers.
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> 2. ICANN has a zero-cost contract with the US government to perform
> the IANA functions. The US government authorizes changes made to
> the root zone by verifying that ICANN abides by publicly documented
> policies prior to the changes being submitted for implementation.
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> 3. It has been a requirement for the contractor providing the IANA
> function to be a US organization, resulting in the provision of the
> IANA function being subject to US law and the decisions of the US
> judiciary.
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> 4. Objections have been raised to US government involvement in this
> process on several grounds, including exclusivity and concerns of
> trust. Objections have equally been raised to movement of the
> function to several international organizations.
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> 5. Acceptable solutions for assignment of the IANA root zone
> function should meet several criteria: (1) protection of the root
> zone from political or other improper interference; (2) integrity,
> stability, continuity, security and robustness of the
> administration of the root zone; (3) widespread trust by Internet
> users in the administration of this function; (4) support of a
> single unified root zone; and (5) agreement regarding an
> accountability mechanism for this function that is broadly accepted
> as being in the global public interest.
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> 6. A number of potential solutions have been proposed; however,
> there has been no consensus that any of them are broadly
> acceptable.
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Grigori Saghyan
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