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On Jan 8, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Jean-Christophe NOTHIAS I The Global Journal <<a href="mailto:jc.nothias@theglobaljournal.net">jc.nothias@theglobaljournal.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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are. And therefore everything that comes under ICANN's patronage and funding (1net...) has an obvious link to DoT. That makes quite a grouping. It would be naive not to put the I* under the same umbrella. IETF has a NSA employee at his board.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div>Wow. I am actually not even sure how to respond to the above given the layers</div>
<div>of error but obviously must start somewhere - </div>
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<div>ICANN does have a NTIA contract to perform "IANA Functions.", which includes</div>
<div>the administration of various registries of parameter values for Internet protocols.</div>
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<div>ICANN also has an MOU with the IAB/IETF (RFC 2860) to carry out certain</div>
<div>tasks, consisting of the administration of various registries of parameter values </div>
<div>for Internet protocols.</div>
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<div>That is actually two mandates; both are specifically applicable to the IANA tasks.</div>
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<div>The IANA tasks are a very small part of ICANN, and trying to point to the IANA </div>
<div>contract as a USG "link" to ICANN's greater overall activities make no sense. </div>
<div>Yes, there is a Affirmation of Commitments that has effect on ICANN's activities,</div>
<div>and a GAC that has impact, but the IANA contract itself doesn't provide useful</div>
<div>control (except under the "nuclear" option of its cancelation)</div>
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<div>The I* leader coordination meetings have no mandate, patronage, or funding from </div>
<div>the USG. In fact, they've been convened generally by Lynn St. Amour of ISOC, with</div>
<div>each participant picking up travel and related costs. You might as well assert that </div>
<div>both IGF and UN also come under the USG's patronage as a result of ICANN's </div>
<div>contribution...</div>
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<div>And finally, none of the above relates to "1net", which may have be consequential</div>
<div>to the Montevideo Statement, but in fact will determine its purpose and methods</div>
<div>once it has a seated coordinating/steering committee.</div>
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<div>FYI,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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