[governance] NTIA announcement on JPA

[William Drake]

Hi Milton,

I fear no such forces, just think they're there and that under the
circumstances, hard power can only be offset by soft power.  It's not
obvious that those opposed to the status quo have mustered the latter, e.g.
by making a clear and operationally well defined case for an alternative,
and by aggressively and strategically promoting it.  Given that it's been
difficult to really launch a conversation about what such a case might
entail, here much less than with other stakeholders, it's hard to see how
this changes in a year.  So sure, I'll be happy to take your 50 bucks, which
by then should be worth about 20 francs, enough here for a pizza with no
toppings.

Cheers,

Bill


On 4/4/08 10:50 PM, "Milton L Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

> I am getting a little concerned about this apparent intimidation and
> fear of the nationalist forces in the US when it comes to Internet
> governance. It can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
> 
> So I take your bet: 50 bucks the next administration, if it is an Obama
> Presidency, will change something related to the JPA in September 2009.
> 
> That means I will have to buy you a pizza and a beer in Geneva, if my
> grasp of cost of living and currency exchange rates is accurate.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:55 AM
>> To: Governance Caucus
>> Subject: Re: [governance] NTIA announcement on JPA
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 Apr 2008, at 08:02, William Drake wrote:
>>> 
>>> In the long run we're all dead,
>> 
>> that is the most optimistic thing i have heard in a while.
>> 
>>> so that's not much comfort.  Prior to that,
>>> I've got fifty bucks that says the next administration won't change
>>> anything, at least not in its first term.  Who'd want to throw read
>>> meat to
>>> right wing blogosphere etc before the 2012 election?
>> 
>> so, do you think that ICANN can survive the international pressures
>> that long?
>> 
>> a.




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