[governance] Hmmmm... Google: "Internet Freedom!"... (from taxes?

[parminder]

On Monday 10 December 2012 06:59 PM, McTim wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:57 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>> On Friday 07 December 2012 10:12 PM, McTim wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>> McTim, you must make up your mind whether you are advocating a 'free
>> floating ICANN' model or are backing Milton's views, who is strongly, i
>> repeat, strongly, against any free floating model for ICANN.....
>>
> The only difference between MM position and mine is that he wants a
> treaty to limit ICANN and I don't think that is neccessary.

Well, that, a treaty limiting ICANN, is also, more or less, the only 
difference between my position and and yours! Do you think it is  a 
small difference. That is encouraging.

>
> We are both for "de-nationalisation".

I just cut paste what I said in my last email (see below) - as for 
Milton's position " I cannot at all understand how keeping ICANN rooted 
in the US legal system, as Milton advocates, can be called 
de-nationalisation of ICANN by any stretch"

Perhaps you, if not Milton, may want to comment on this all-important point.

parminder
>
>>   It is a different thing that I cannot at all understand how keeping ICANN
>> rooted in the US legal system,  as Milton advocates, can be called
>> de-nationalisation of ICANN by any stretch... parminder
> Since it means the removal of unilateralism, and NOT
> internationalisation via intergovernmental means, that to me defines
> "de-nationalisation".
>
> The ugly, dangerous process going on now in Dubai surely points out
> that a treaty process is not a desirable means to achieve
> internationalisation that we all seek.
>


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