[governance] Potential IGC letter to US gov (was Re: NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE)

[parminder]

On Tuesday 28 May 2013 10:20 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
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>>>> Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>>>>> To whom, then?
>> Why does it have to be to "somebody"?
> Exactly. ICANN needs 'oversight' in the sense that it should not be able to break laws, ignore its own rules, be corrupt, etc., but we don't need the US role supervising/second-guessing what goes into the root zone file and awarding the IANA contract. You shouldn't maintain and "give" to some other institution a pointless function.

MIlton,

Sorry, but you are just not clear. You say ICANN needs oversight - so 
that it is not able to break laws (whose laws, by the way) etc etc....  
But then you say it is not about supervising root zone... Well, fine, I 
agree, ICANN should be able to make root zone changes without going for 
anyone's authorisation... However, as you seem to suggest, if they do 
it, or any other thing, in a way that is contrary to laws/ rules (also 
please answer who makes these laws/ rules) then 'some body' should be 
able to step in and stop ICANN from doing such 'wrongful' acts. Who 
should be able to do this - this is the big 'oversight question'. And 
contrary to what you want to make appear from your posting, you have not 
addressed this oversight question at all.

To repeat you merely say, ICANN should not need any authorisation for 
making root zone changes. And I fully agree. But then you say  ' ICANN 
needs 'oversight' in the sense that it should not be able to break laws, 
ignore its own rules, be corrupt, etc".   But you say nothing about how 
this oversight will function, who will do it, how it will be done... 
These are the issues. Merely root zone authorisation or not isnt such a 
big issue.

parminder






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