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So would this bill once passed have to be considered if the
DOC/ICANN contract is renewed or revised?<br>
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In the WTO agricultural subsidies (the like of which damage poor
farmers in Mali etc) discussions meet with retorts like the US is
not negotiating its farm bill/s with the rest of the world. So one
can imagine a similar situation arising here...<br>
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But I may be wrong, as it may be conducive to change that is
progressive and/or legitimate.<br>
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riaz<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013/04/17 10:19 PM, John Curran
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<div>On Apr 17, 2013, at 12:54 PM, michael gurstein <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>>
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sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Okay but can
anyone point to an authoritative
definition/description of what exactly is meant by
"the successful multistakeholder model that governs
the Internet" i.e. what exactly was the US Congress
voting unanimously to "preserve and advance".</span></div>
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<div>Interestingly enough, the term "multistakeholder model" is
not further defined;</div>
<div>this implies that it is should be obvious from context, and
if one reads the full</div>
<div>bill, that might actually be the case depending on your own
perspective of the</div>
<div>current Internet Governance structures. (An an aside, I
remember back to a</div>
<div>multi-hour session one day with lawmakers who were attempting
to define the</div>
<div>term "Internet", so that it could be used in bill being
drafted. Happily, we are</div>
<div>past the point of where the term Internet needs definition,
but I'll admit to some</div>
<div>surprise that "multistakeholder model" is now receiving the
same benefit of the</div>
<div>doubt.)</div>
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<div>FYI,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>Disclaimers: My views alone (where "My" is defined as those
associated with</div>
<div> John Curran...)</div>
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