<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/25/09, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ian Peter</b> <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<font size="4"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks Milton a few points below</span></font></font></div></blockquote><div><br><br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><blockquote><blockquote><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MM: </span></font></font><font color="#000080"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ICANN still lacks adequate accountability. Its bottom up processes can be ignored, bypassed or dictated top-down by its Board, or manipulated by its policy staff. Its Independent Review Process is inadequate. Its relationship to international law ambiguous. The rights of people to challenge its actions on the basis of established law unclear. <br>
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IP: Do we really want to include text to this effect?</span></font></font></font></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br><br>I would think not.<br><br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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5. The current JPA called for NTIA to conduct a mid-term review. <br>
That review revealed that ICANN needed to take further steps to <br>
increase institutional confidence related to long-term stability, <br>
accountability, responsiveness, continued private sector leadership, <br>
stakeholder participation, increased contract compliance, and enhanced <br>
competition. What steps has ICANN taken to address the concerns <br>
expressed in the mid-term review process? Have these steps been <br>
successful? If not, what more could be done to meet the needs of the <br>
community served in these areas?<br>
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Most of the agenda of the mid-term review was set by the IP lobby. <br>
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6. The JPA between the Department of Commerce and ICANN is an <br>
agreement by mutual consent to effectuate the transition of the <br>
technical coordination and management of the Internet DNS in a manner <br>
that ensures the continued stability and security of the Internet DNS. <br>
Has sufficient progress been achieved for the transition to take place <br>
by September 30, 2009? If not, what should be done? What criteria <br>
should be used to make that determination?<br>
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IGC BELIEVES THAT SUFFICIENT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THESE AREAS FOR THIS TRANSITION TO TAKE PLACE.<br>
</span></font></font></span><font color="#000080"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="q">MM: I am beginning to question this.<br>
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IP: </span></font></font></font><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#00007f">But a decade of JPAs havent solved that nor will another decade of JPAs. Milton, have you suggested text here? As there will be no consensus here to continue the JPA, can we agree the JPA should cease?</font></span></font></font></blockquote>
</blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br>Yes.<br><br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><blockquote><blockquote>
<font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#00007f"> Or is there a specific measure we want to propose that expresses concerns in a way that makes it clear the JPA should not continue? Or should we remain silent? This is the real crux of this process...</font></span></font></font></blockquote>
</blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br><br>It seems that many are on this list for this very issue, so I for one would be disappointed if we didn't make a statement of some sort either yea or nay. I say yea, let the JPA expire and ICANN stand on it's own.<br>
<br></div></div><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br><br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel