[governance] Vint Verf tells us the conclusion of the complex IANA transition process

[Faisal Hasan]

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Faisal Hasan
ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka


On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 4:57 AM, Louis Pouzin (well) <pouzin at well.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Wasn't obvious from the very beginning? A déja vu masquerade.There is no
> point wasting time on this so called "transition" that in substance is
> plain status quo.
>
> What matters is working on the post masquerianade. Let the USG
> mickey-mousing with ICANN for their own use. The internet is working just
> the same without it. After all it's their sovereign right, ICANN is a
> californian company. Let's build a coalition with interested UN
> institutions and NGO's. There is plenty of experience and expertise for
> designing a framework based on democratic citizens empowerment, instead of
> GAFAs.
>
> Louis.
> - - -
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 5:38 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  Posting below a relevant exchange on the ISOC list. In the video linked
>> to below, Vint mentiones how the US has now decided to hand over its IANA
>> authority to ICANN!
>>
>> On Thursday 24 July 2014 04:01 AM, Joly MacFie wrote:
>>
>>
>>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd3dH90tdhk#t=101
>>
>>  "and hand over that responsibilty to ICANN"
>>
>>
>>  Is that really a foregone conclusion?
>>
>>
>> Yes, it is a forgone conclusion. Although it will be arrived at through a
>> convoluted path to give the pretence that it is the global public that
>> wants it this way. A 'global public' conveniently re-christened as 'global
>> multistakeholder community' to give some credence to the mentioned captive
>> 'convoluted path' to arrive at this forgone conclusion. 'Public' you know
>> is a dangerous word. You cant be sure who all can turn up in the name of
>> 'public' and begin making what kinds of demands! 'Multistakeholder
>> community' is a much more controllable political space/ concept.
>>
>> Sorry for the cynical sounding statement, but each element of the IANA
>> transition (non) puzzle points to this elementary fact. If asked, I can
>> elaborate. I am not doing so right away because I think it is just too
>> obvious..
>>
>> parminder
>>
>
>
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