[governance] UN controls the country code part of the Internet root, not US

[Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro]

For those in the Caucus, who may not know Keith. He is part of Internet NZ which is the ccTLD operator/manager for .nz and is also on the ccNSO Council within ICANN. You can also use the opportunity to ask his perspective on issues related to country codes. 

One area that they were recently soliciting comments is in the takeover of ccTLD management by those outside the ccTLD operations or management, that is hostile takeovers when it comes to Redelegation of the ccTLD.

ICANN is the global forum for developing policies for coordination of some of the Internet's core technical elements, including the domain-name system (DNS). For the most part, the ccNSO have largely been left to develop their own policies as they are managing country codes what is perceived to be intertwined  with notions of sovereignty. They do call for Public comments and feedback from communities, however, there is a very real danger that in the short periods of public comment especially reaching out to those ccTLD managers who are not part of the ccNSO, regulators, government departments who set policy (who are not at GAC meetings nor involved) that their voices can be left out from the policy making process.

This is why it is better to be at the table and be part of the conversation rather than let others carry in without your voice being heard.

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> On Dec 20, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Keith Davidson <keith at internetnz.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 14/12/2013 8:12 a.m., Kerry Brown wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> I think the people in this discussion are failing to distinguish who "owns"
>>>> the ccTLD and the process by which the DNS zone for the ccTLD is
>>>> inserted into the root.
>>> 
>>> The above are 2 separate things.  Ideally, ccTLDs are not 'owned"
>>> rather they have 'stewards'.
>>> 
>> 
>> I agree. That is why I had it in quotes. Couldn't figure out what terminology to use. Stewards is better.
>> 
>>> 
>>>  I would argue that most ccTLDs would agree that the
>>>> government of the country involved "owns" the ccTLD.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I think it is an empirical question.  One that in my experience is about 50-50.
>>> 
>> 
>> Given the leaked draft of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement I would say at least some countries believe they can regulate ccTLDs if not own them. I wonder what would happen if a country signed the final TPPA and then the ccTLD operator didn't conform. Would they request a redelegation? It is certainly a confusing area of interest.
> 
> The redelegation request would require the approval of the local Internet community, or require the local Government to pass into law a methodology of taking over the ccLTD (and the ccTLD exhausting its legal rights to not hand over the ccTLD). No simple task either way.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Keith
> 
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