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<font face="sans-serif">Milto</font>n/ Norbert<br>
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Excuse my ignorance about complicated ICANN issues. I am still only
trying to understand the issue but...<br>
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Do you think an objection that needs to be supported by *a full
consensus in the GAC* is really 'putting GAC in charge of domain
name policy.<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span
class="articlebody"> How easy is it to get a consensus among all
governments. In fact pursuant to any such consensus it is at
present 'legal' to militarily raid and takeover any country. But
that really doesn't happen that often, right.</span></font><br>
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Moreover, how does it compare with the present practice where any
adjudication regarding 'public interest' issues involved in domain
name policy is done by a body of the International Chambers of
Commerce. Interestingly, this body of ICC - the ICC International
Centre of Expertise - on its website claims expertise in '<font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span
class="articlebody">every conceivable subject relevant to
business operations'. Business operations?? Public interest ??
Am I missing something here. <br>
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Furthermore, any vote of any country </span></font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span
class="articlebody">(say, the US)</span></font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span
class="articlebody"> in the GAC on a public interest issue,
since its implication will also be produced within that country,
should be able to be challenged in the national courts vis a vis
its compliance to constitutional and subordinate law. <br>
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As you would have surmised, I am not too enamored of global
political power being exercised by big business, and between
that and legitimate political systems, will prefer to work with
the latter, and seek reforms to them.<br>
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And, Milton, if a legitimate transnational political system has
to be sought, placing big business in a central position is
hardly the right way to go about it. It is best sought as an
evolution from existing representative systems. <br>
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Parminder <br>
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On Friday 18 February 2011 01:13 PM, Norbert Klein wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 02/17/2011 12:31 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I am seeking support for this online petition, which some of us will carry into the IGF Geneva consultation and then the Brussels ICANN meeting. It relates to the U.S. Commerce Department's efforts to put the GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) in charge of domain name policy.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/nogacveto">http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/nogacveto</a>
Please sign it if you agree! And redistribute the link widely if you can!
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<pre wrap="">Already done.
Norbert Klein
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PK</pre>
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