[governance] Big Porn v. Big Web Ruling Could Spell Trouble for ICANN / was Re: new gTLDs

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

These points seem to be something ICANN needs to declare - there's little
we can guess about it's status unless they make a solid stand on these
points. Again my knowledge of how this would affect us at large is limited
so no comments there.

I keep thinking about companies like toyota, hyundai, philips, etc - all
multinational companies and each handling their own work with pride and
happy to admit they're a professional commercial entity. They all diversify
across continents while keeping their HQ in one place - maybe US, maybe
Japan, whatever.

The primary thing I'm seeing here is - these companies are based on archaic
laws and rules (ok, some new ones) - but still manage to handle a multi
national operation. And they're dealing with tangible goods - but they DO
get the goods to the consumer irrespective of the laws of their HQ country?

I mean if they can do it, without trying to be above and beyond the law,
there must be some way this can apply to ICANN too.

My thinking is - yes, ICANN has to pick out what and how they want to be,
and stick with that image, and live with the consequences of it. We
(technically 'outsiders', like me) cannot pick this for them.


-C

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:

>  Le 01/09/12 15:50, Chaitanya Dhareshwar a écrit :
>
> Indeed ICANN *IS* doing a splendid job in terms of a clean simple
> non-bureaucratic process for the public.
>
> Yes, of course, dear Chaitanya.
> But, as in every activity, the world needs to know what sort of
> organization it is.
> A US private one, submitted to commercial laws?
> An international quasi-public organization, immune vis-a-vis commercial
> laws?
> An American agency, working for the American nation interests through the
> world?
>
> Your analyse on this point could help.
>
> Cheers, @+, Dominique
>
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