[governance] who owns the new gTLDs?

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Hi McT,

I have to ask: what is a "factoid" in this case? An undesirable fact?

--c.a.

On 03/04/2013 08:06 PM, McTim wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>> Le 04/03/13 23:09, McTim a écrit :
>>
>> ICANN has a very narrow remit.  Asking them to police where
>> corporations are housed is well out of scope.
>>
>> Dear McTim and Alejandro,
>> I never wrote that I asked ICANN to police anyone.
>
>
> no, you did not write that.  I implied it from the nature of your
> questions and factoids gathered.
>
>
>
>> Alejandro, you had better not to approve so quickly a biased answer ;-)
>>
>> I only wrote that I asked questions to ICANN managers to get their opinion.
>> About a big national and international problem, in those times of crisis.
>
>
> Asking the ICANN CEO or Board Members to comment on this is like me
> asking my auto mechanic why my car doesn't run on sunshine...In other
> words, rather pointless.
>
>> The OECD is stuying the question of tax heavens, and also the EU.
>> The American middle classes must know why they pay a so expensive price.
>
> for??
>
>> The Internet ecosystem isn't outside of the world!
>
> Certainly inside the world, I grant you that.
>
> However, each org of the eco-system has a narrow role to play.  None
> of them will take on the issue of tax havens for large corporations,
> as it is simply out of scope.
>
>> .
>
>> You will read soon what Fadi Chehadé answered. Not exactly what you say both
>> of you.
>
> I am sure he was quite diplomatic.
>
>>
>> BTW, have a look, please on the letter Mr Stricking, NTIA, sent to ICANN:
>> http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/ntia-icann-pic.pdf
>>
>> He supports ICANN initiative that included a public interest commitment in
>> the new registry contract.
>
>
> as do I.
>
>> NTIA asks ICANN to fulfill "the need for commitment to be binding and
>> enforceable."
>
> That's a big ask, but perhaps do-able.
>
>> Well.
>> And now, what is the content of public interest?
>> "The fight against couterfeiting and piracy."
>
> not in the ICANN context it is not.  Do you honestly think ICANN
> should take on issues of piracy and counterfeiting?  And what do they
> have to do with tax havens?
>
>>
>> A bit larger than the theft of the plans for a new fighter plane...
>
> ICANN should/can/must NOT have any role to play in this kind of thing either.
>
>
>> But not anything about contributing schools, hospitals, roads, security
>> forces etc.
>
> nor these things.
>
>> A strange idea of public interest, isn't it?
>
> indeed.
>
>

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