<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">On Apr 3, 2014, at 6:43 PM, michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">John,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">You probably overlooked this paragraph<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">There is a third possible goal (which I would anticipate many in this discussion will suggest) which is �enabling the most effective (and/or efficient) operation of the Internet�. However, on close examination I think it is clear that this is not (and cannot) be a discrete goal in itself, rather it simply awaits the raising of the same question� <u>�enabling the most effective operation of the Internet� for what</u>� --the public interest or the range of private interests?</span></i></div></div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Michael - </div><div> </div><div> I saw the paragraph, and answered it: the technical coordination of Internet identifier </div><div> predominantly serves the providers of the infrastructure of the Internet itself, i.e. private </div><div> interests.</div><div><br></div><div> That does not mean that the Internet itself cannot be focused on serving public interests,</div><div> or have a set of principles oriented towards that purpose, but simply that a set of principles </div><div> for that purpose are above the infrastructure,... i.e. a set of principles for Internet _governance_, </div><div> whereas ICANN and the related registries are predominantly about technical administration,</div><div> and need a set of principles focused on open and transparent administration of the registries.</div><div><br></div><div>FYI,</div><div>/John</div><div><br></div><div>Disclaimer: My view alone.</div><div><br></div></body></html>