[governance] FYI - should IGC respond to DOC re JPA?

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Hi all - thanks for posting Wolfgang

I think it is a good idea to come up with a statement. There are many
US-based or registered entities on this list. Perhaps they can submit
responses directly, as well as the IGC doing a response.

The questions in the RFC are actually quite interesting and just
responding to those would probably be the most effective way of
constructing a submission.

Anriette

On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 18:43 +1000, Ian Peter wrote:
> 
> 
> On 29/04/09 6:11 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
> <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote:
> 
> > The DOC has published a NOI for the JPA
> >  
> > http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-9409.htm
> >  
> > Should the IGC send a comment? I would say Yes.
> >  
> > Wolfgang
> 
> Yes I would agree. Any volunteers to come up with a draft statement?
> 
> NGOs in the past have taken two distinct lines
> 
> 1. Some large North American NGOs have argued for continuance of the JPA
> citing several problems with ICANN. Those who argue for government
> regulation of all things Internet might favour this position in the absence
> of any transnational or international arrangements? Is one government better
> than no governments given that all governments is unlikely at this stage?
> 
> 2. Most of the rest of us have argued on principle for removal of the JPA
> despite any problems evident with ICANN.
> 
> We have until June 8. I can only see IGC agreeing to an argument on the
> latter lines - i.e. that despite any problems evident with ICANN the public
> interest is best served by ending the JPA. That gives us a government free
> ICANN at this stage subject only to the arrangements existent with GAC.
> 
> So what would our statement look like? Would we support strengthening GAC as
> part of an argument for ending JPA and providing an ongoing vehicle for
> governmental involvement?
> 
> Any volunteers to come up with a draft statement?
> 
>  
> Ian Peter
> 


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