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

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

Btw, if I've written something here that seems stupid, please feel free to
point out. Always a good learning, for me in this case.

-C

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:27 PM, Chaitanya Dhareshwar
<chaitanyabd at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>>
>> --
>> Dominique Lacroix
>> Société européenne de l'Internethttp://www.ies-france.eu
>> +33 (0)6 63 24 39 14
>>
>>
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