[governance] who owns the new gTLDs?

Tue Mar 5 00:41:26 EST 2013

Gurmurty, (no, I won't call you Guru, sorry),

ICANN takes care of a number of public-interest issues (e.g. registry and registrar contract compliance, usually in benefit of the registrant and final user) *within its restricted mission*. ICANN management has also introduced criteria for new-gTLD contestants to make a statement in favor of compliance with public interest and, guess what, some companies have refused, and make it look like the community is in protest through known speakers and writers.

Not so long ago, controversies were based on the perception that ICANN engaged in "mission creep", a colorful analogy based on materials science that refers to expansion of activities beyond the mandated mission. Is it now going to go in the opposite direction? 

If taxation is a concern what is the idea here? (trying to get something concrete though my hopes are low): that ICANN should mandate corporations what to do with their tax-paying behavior? That ICANN not allow business - say for example domain name registration in gTLD and ccTLD registries through accredited registrars - unless they are paying taxes the way someone (not the tax authority in the companies' countries of incorporation) likes? 

Do you have a workable alternative consistent with the often-made claim that ICANN stick strictly to its technical coordination mission?

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Enviado el: lunes, 04 de marzo de 2013 23:27
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Asunto: Re: [governance] who owns the new gTLDs?

On 03/05/2013 03:39 AM, McTim wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>> Le 04/03/13 22:31, McTim a écrit :
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Sala,
>>
>> Thanks Carlos for the mention. Yes, I distributed a paper leaflet to some
>> friends in Paris, during the WSIS.
>> The demonstration is clear.
>> Two journal articles are going to be published. Please, just wait a few
>> days.
>> I asked the question about tax heavens to Fadi Chehadé in Paris, and to 3
>> members of ICANN board/GNSO.
>>
>> Why would you have any reasonable expectation that ICANN would have
>> anything to do with this issue?
>>
>> Absolutely right. ICANN has not anything to do with public interest.
> ICANN has a very narrow remit.  Asking them to police where
> corporations are housed is well out of scope.
McTim

Who should take care of the public interest aspects, if you think ICANN
should not do it? What is your view?

Guru

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