Tamar and all,
It is surely clear that Governance can be a problem solving
mechanism, however as history has shown us, and is especially
true in the Internet media, Governance is not efficient as this
process itself has shown. None the less some form of
inclusive Governance is needed for the Internet. The White
Paper outlined what that form should take. Unfortunately, as you
Dr. Frankel and many others have pointed out, what the ICANN
has done thus far is a rather significant departure from those
White Paper Principals and requirements. The ICANN Interim
Board closed and unilateral decisions in Singapore stand as a
stark example. The thus far practices and imposed and unwanted
policies ( Accreditation Policy and the DNSO constituency model)
of the current ICANN Interim Board stand as an example of bad
or improper Governance, all be it a non benevolent dictatorial
Governance structure a la Yougoslovia/Serbian....
Tamar Frankel wrote:
> Governance can be viewed as an efficient mechanism for problem solving. If
> spam is a problem for so many parties that a combined effort avoids
> duplication and makes the solution less expensive, then a "governance" or
> "self-governance" mechanism is likely to arise. Whether it will be
> world-wide depends on whether the problem is wide spread. Whether ICANN will
> be the mechanism should depend on whether it is the least expensive and most
> suitable body, AND whether we prefer one entity to do the job or many
> entities. This choice may depend on whether the preference for efficiency is
> greater than the preference of avoiding concentration of power. One past
> point: The Internet is like a market because there is no control over
> membership or use. These are guided by hte invisible hand. But markets must
> have a structure, such as standardization. The Internet also must have a
> structure. The structure requires some governance--central authority to
> establish the rules of the game. The important decision is where to draw the
> line, and avoid standards that are not necessary for the creation of
> successful markets. Same issue is true of ICANN
>
> Tamar
>
> At 01:18 PM 4/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Surely it is the economic liberalism fostered by internet trade in
> >commerce, ideas and content that means that either the question has
> >to be answered by global regulation or by some 'unseen hand'. There
> >was a test conference on racism on the internet sponsored by UNHCHR
> >in mid-1997 at which the partisans of sovereignty were completely
> >overwhelmed by the technology of transfer internet offers. ICANN
> >isn't the right forum, and supporters of freedom will not want a
> >forum at all, but if a forum is required the countries can't do it,
> >any more than they can in commerce or law. It is surprising to see
> >such sentiments from an iconoclast such as Ms Dyson.
> >
> >MM
> >
> >Esther Dyson wrote:
> >>
> >> I think the notion of any worldwide body regulating spam or porn or content,
> >> which should be regulated within commmunities, is scary. These are not
> >> issues that need to be decided on a worldwide basis.
> >>
> >> Esther
> >>
> >> At 03:46 AM 12/04/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >FYI:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 13:27:00 -0400
> >> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >>From: Jay Fenello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >>Subject: Re: [IFWP] COMMENTS ON M.A.C. RECOMMENDATIONS of MARCH 18
> >> >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>At 05:08 AM 4/11/99 , Ellen Rony wrote:
> >> >>>IMHO, a membership that is all-inclusive moves ICANN closer to center
> stage
> >> >>>as a governance body -- a thought which makes me shudder. While we know
> >> >>>that ICANN was established *solely* as an administrative body for the DNS,
> >> >>>I can imagine that a universal, no-barrier membership body may have
> >> >>>different assumptions or expectations of ICANN's corporate role -- turning
> >> >>>to it for complaints about spam and porn and copyright infringement, none
> >> >>>of which are issues for ICANN. ,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Hi Ellen,
> >> >>
> >> >>ICANN has *always* been about Internet Governance.
> >> >>
> >> >>Even while the White Paper and Ira Magaziner were
> >> >>talking about the "administrative management of
> >> >>coordinated technical functions for the Internet,"
> >> >>Larry Irving and Ira Magaziner were talking about
> >> >>the establishment of Internet Governance! (It
> >> >>just depended on the audience ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >>ICANN is already taking far reaching positions on
> >> >>Intellectual Property ownership and rights, and it's
> >> >>only a matter of time before they tackle issues like
> >> >>spam, porn, etc.
> >> >>
> >> >>We'd all be better off if we just accept this
> >> >>fact, and respond accordingly.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Respectfully,
> >> >>
> >> >>Jay Fenello
> >> >>President, Iperdome, Inc.
> >> >>404-943-0524 http://www.iperdome.com
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes!
> >> chairman, EDventure Holdings
> >> interim chairman, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers
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> >>
> >> High-Tech Forum in Europe: 24 to 26 October 1999, Budapest
> >> PC Forum: March 2000, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona
> >> Book: "Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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