[governance] Innovation

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Meryem,

this:

> (NB. I do understand why people/organizations that currently benefit from 
> ICANN in one way or another want to keep their privileges. What about 
> others?)

is really the core of your argument, isn't it?

You do not see a benefit in 
increased competition, gradual introduction of new gTLDs, increased 
coordination between the gTLD and the ccTLD space, a framework for a level 
of cooperation among RIRs not provided by the NRO, and between the 
different subsystems for the subset of critical Internet resources in 
this specific mandate, operation of the IANA function with respect to 
gTLDs, ccTLDs, protocol parameters, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, gTLD data 
escrow to protect consumers from registry/ar breakdown's fallout, IDNs in 
the root, presence of technical, business, academic and civil society from 
the developing world which is not mediated or impeded by their 
governments, etc. etc. etc.

Right?

Then your argument is that the hard-working Vittorios, Avris, Brets, 
Jacquelines, and so many others involved in the ALAC, and all others who 
actually make the system run, are only doing it to defend "privileges"?

Or do you include among "those who benefit from ICANN" the many 
businesses, social organizations, and individuals who benefit from what is 
described three paragraphs above? What are their "privileges"? A stable, 
expanding DNS, IP allocation system, IANA, protocol-parameter space, etc., 
are "privileges"?

I guess this point will benefit from your clarification in order for each 
participant to decide what is actually the substance of the debate.

Alejandro Pisanty

>
> Best,
> Meryem
>
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