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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Tks Wolfgang,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>And you certainly have more direct knowledge and insight than I do...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>But following on from your comments let me offer a somewhat divergent observation and proposal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Accepting your points that:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><i><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></i><![endif]><i>ICANN concentrates more than ever on its core business (DNS) and is trying to further improve its performence and excellence (ATRT, new gTLD, whois, security, stability and resilience). <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><i><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></i><![endif]><i>ICANN has recognized that it does not live isloated but is part of a broader Internet Governance Ecosystem. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><i><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></i><![endif]><i>If ICANN want to continue to manage its core business correctly, it has also to invest into an envorinment which allows to do this.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><i><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></i><![endif]><i>a source on inspiration for the governance of other Internet (public policy) issues, excuted by somebody else, not by ICANN<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>But a couple of other points:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>ICANN’s privileged position in the Internet gives it the opportunity to obtain significant revenues from the Internet—some have described this as “rent” others as a “tax” on the Internet and/or Internet users.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Given the nature of ICANN’s role and history these funds I would argue are in a sense funds collected on behalf of the entire Internet community which I, at least, would define as everyone since everyone in the world is now in one way or another impacted by the Internet, with increasing numbers more directly involved in contributing either directly or indirectly to the content and operation of the Internet. (If these funds are not collected on behalf of the global internet community who in fact are they being collected for and by what authority?)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>This “tax” is justified (and justifiable) given the contribution which ICANN makes to the effective operation of the Internet globally and on behalf of the global community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>These funds are thus a public trust.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>However, some have argued that there is a significant discrepancy between what ICANN collects and what is necessary/its costs for (at least) the technical functions that it performs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>This as you say is the basis for its “investment in the broader Internet Governance Ecosystem”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The question then is, are these funds being “invested” by ICANN in its role as a public trustee? If so, I think it is arguable that the current expenditure pattern is in part inappropriate and that the funds not required to support the technical functioning of the Internet should in fact be expended not as an aspect of ICANN’s internal operations but rather in support of the public interest with accountability being established to some form of global body representing the global public interest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "Kleinw�chter, Wolfgang" [mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de] <br>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:50 AM<br>To: michael gurstein; Shatan, Gregory S.; S Moonesamy; parminder@itforchange.net; Alejandro Pisanty<br>Cc: discuss@1net.org<br>Subject: Current drive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Michael:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Does this mean that if ICANN expands it's area of interest/activity into broader fields of Internet and Internet associated policy and governance (as seems to be the current drive) you would support the application of the MS model simply because it is currently working in certain areas of ICANN's activity, irrespective of the particular policy area to which it might be applied.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Wolfgang:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I do not see this "current drive" and there is no "mission creep". What I see is that ICANN concentrates more than ever on its core business (DNS) and is trying to further improve its performence and excellence (ATRT, new gTLD, whois, security, stability and resilience). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>At the same time, ICANN has recognized that it does not live isloated but is part of a broader Internet Governance Ecosystem. If ICANN want to continue to manage its core business correctly, it has also to invest into an envorinment which allows to do this. What ICANN offers into this broader debate is its (good and bad) experiences, best practices and "lessons learned". Some ICANN "inventions", like the bottom up open, transparent and inclusive PDP (in particular in the GNSO), could become a source on inspiration for the governance of other Internet (public policy) issues, excuted by somebody else, not by ICANN. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Good to see that after Singapore governments in the GAC obvioulsy value the option of an early engagement. This will strengthen the multistakeholder model, which is still in its infant stage. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>w<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>