Cost-recovery (was: Re: [bestbits] [governance] Ad hoc Best Bits strategy meeting tomorrow lunchtime)

[John Curran]

On Nov 7, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Ray Pelletier <rpelletier at isoc.org> wrote:

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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 12:05 PM, John Curran <jcurran at istaff.org> wrote:
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>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 2:50 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I think JC was referring to the Protocols and Parameters stuff that
>>> IANA keeps track of for the IETF.  That is very low cost stuff.
>> 
>> Correct.
>> 
>>> The RFC editor function isn't paid for by ICANN AFAIK.  I had thought
>>> it was paid for by ISOC.
>> 
>> It is paid for by ISOC; I believe that several of the RIRs (including ARIN) 
>> generally designate their ISOC membership contribution to this purpose... <https://www.arin.net/participate/governance/isoc.html>
> 
> The RFC Editor services are paid for through the IETF Budget, which derives its revenues through Meeting Registration Fees, Sponsors and ISOC.  RFCs are assets of the IETF Trust, and are copyrights of the IETF Trust and the document authors.

Thanks Ray!  Just for clarity - there are not any costs to IETF and/or 
ISOC for the IANA registry services provided by ICANN?

/John