[discuss] Some more legal tangles for ICANN

[Suzanne Woolf]

Right, and I think that's beside Norbert's point (which I agree with). 

To address the detail: ICANN, separate from its operation of the L-root server, administers the contents of the root zone and its associated contact data. The root servers (all of them) just get that data from a separate contractor (Verisign) as an operational detail.

To the larger point: the interesting questions are about the nature of the asset, if any; claims to it, its value, who controls it, etc. Depending on exactly what I was told the asset was, I could think of all kinds of ways to transfer it, very few of which would involve the root servers in any direct way, and many of which wouldn't necessarily even involve ICANN. I'm sure others are way ahead of me.

Suzanne

On Jun 30, 2014, at 8:23 AM, Nigel Roberts <nigel at roberts.co.uk> wrote:

> ICANN can only change root zone data in ONE root server - the one it operates.
> 
> It has no authority over the master root server, nor any of the others.
> 
> 
> 
> On 06/30/2014 11:19 AM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
>> Nigel Roberts <nigel at roberts.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Always assuming of course they know where to find it, of course.
>>> Here's a clue: wherever it is -- and I've not that sure, although I
>>> could guess
>>> - it's surely not in Marina del Rey, or wherever ICANN's California
>>> office is these days!
>> 
>> I don't think that this kind of argument would be seen as holding water
>> from the perspective of any judge.
>> 
>> Any judge can ask someone with a bit of knowledge of how the Internet
>> works about what it takes to transfer the “.ir TLD asset” to the
>> plaintiffs. This could plausibly result in a court order which would
>> give the plaintiffs in the action against Iran the power to direct
>> ICANN to change to root zone file in relation to .ir as they see fit,
>> similar to the owner to any .com 2LD has the power to get corresponding
>> updates made in the .com zone.
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> Norbert
>> 
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