[governance] Triple x & questions to the caucus...

[Robert Guerra]

in regards to the triple x issue, i think it is important to know the  
facts and where the different civil society groups stand on this.

Thus, let me pose a couple of questions:


1. Are the positions of other governments (either on, or off the GAC)  
known a this time ?
2. What is the position of the other caucuses on this issue.  
Specifically, are what is the position of the media, gender and human  
rights caucus on this issue? The youth caucus, who by the way have  
submitted a wgig response document as well, might also be interested  
in this topic.

3. It would be good to document the process that has been followed to- 
date in regards to the triple x domain and what (if any) steps are  
still required to have the domain up, running and available to the  
world. Wolfgang - Can you elaborate on your earlier message ?

4. Given the importance of the upcoming WSIS precom in Geneva, the  
question needs to be asked - to what extent, better said what time,  
energy and resources should be dedicated to the triple-x issue vs.  
others of importance at the prepcom.

if there are people who, perhaps, care more about the triple-x issue  
- then, might a triple-x working group be an idea. The smaller group  
could generate the docs, statements, etc, and then bring it back to  
the larger group.

I am just suggesting this - IF - people might also want to keep on  
planning on non-triple x issues.

regards

Robert

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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>




On 17-Aug-05, at 11:03 AM, Milton Mueller wrote:

> Sorry, I forgot one "dirty detail" that is important:
>
> * The GAC letter does NOT come from GAC but is a personal letter from
> the GAC chairman.
> (This is significant because GAC's chair is well-known to be supported
> and close to the US, so a phone call from Commerce could have gotten
> that letter).
>
>
>>>> "Milton Mueller" <Mueller at syr.edu> 08/17/05 10:45 AM >>>
>>>>
>  * At Luxembourg, neither the GAC nor the US made a request to stop
> the
> delegation. That was before a new Commerce Dept official was appointed
>  * All the outraged letters from Christian conservatives (and
> pornographers posing as such) came into the Commerce Dept. weeks
> before
> the Luxembourg meeting
>  * The US Commerce Dept letter to ICANN is dated August 11, about two
> weeks after Sampson was appointed.
>  * The GAC Chairman's letter to ICANN is dated August 13, and
> obviously
> follows the US initiative.
>  * The US letter was buried in the "Correspondence section of ICANN's
> web site.
>  * The GAC letter was put on the front page, providing a nice cover
> for
> the US initiative.
>
> These are the "dirty details" of ICANN politics. Do you think they are
> relevant? I do. The record indicates clearly that the recall of .xxx
> is
> driven entirely by US decisions and that the USG, GAC chair and ICANN
> mgmt colluded. You have no objection to that?
>
> If Brazil thinks that this kind of abuse of process and unilateralism
> is a good thing because it censors a commercial porn domain that they
> don't like, then it shows that they have no principles and don't
> understand how fair, accountable global institutions are built. Sorry
> to
> be that blunt, but it's true. You've lost sight of the forest for the
> tree (xxx).
>
> If on the other hand Brazilians have a larger, more public-spirited
> agenda and want to see Internet governance reformed in a way that
> permits the world to interact fairly and predictably, they will be
> outraged by this decision.
>
> --MM
>
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