Hello Esther and Paul,
If I may be so bold as to ask,
what's going on now?
Not only have my questions gone
un-answered, but the GAC agenda
has now been removed from the
URL below.
This is all very curious, hardly an
example of "open, bottom-up policy
making" as described by Becky Burr
last night at the Cato function!
Jay.
At 03:21 PM 5/6/99 , Jay Fenello wrote:
>
>
>Thanks Esther . . . and Hello Paul,
>
>Could you help clarify these questions?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Jay.
>
>
>At 02:58 PM 5/6/99 , Esther Dyson wrote:
>>Jay -
>>
>>The GAC calls its own shots. It advises *us*; we do not advise *it.* (And
>>it *advises* us; it does not control us. We make decisions pursuant to our
>>own bylaws, with input ("recommendations") from the GAC, from you, from DNSO
>>members, from anyone else... Please check with the GAC itself on your
>>questions below.
>>
>>Esther
>>
>>At 12:40 PM 06/05/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Esther,
>>>
>>>Could you please explain this agenda
>>>from the Governmental Advisory Committee:
>>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.noie.gov.au/docs/gacmtg2_agenda.htm
>>>>
>>>>DRAFT AGENDA
>>>>
>>>>1.Welcome
>>>>
>>>>2.Internal Communications - Practices and procedures
>>>>
>>>>3.Draft Operating Principles - Revision 2
>>>>
>>>>4.Report from Mike Roberts, President of ICANN, on:
>>>>
>>>>The legal delegation and practical relationship between ICANN, governments
>>>>and ccTLD administrators Changes in policy for registrations under a gTLD
>>>>(for example, as occurred in .edu and as undertaken by NSI) Infrastructure
>>>>Trust Fund - Update on progress and the litigation process
>>>
>>>
>>>What legal delegation?
>>>What changes in policy for registrations?
>>>What Infrastructure Trust Fund?
>>>(Is that the $50 million U.S. collected fund?)
>>>What litigation?
>>>
>>>And a broader question -- who is calling
>>>the shots, the GAC or the ICANN Board?
>>>
>>>
>>>>5.Report from ICANN / EU / ITU on current administrative arrangements
>>>>concerning ccTLDs, including:
>>>>
>>>>Access to information for users Basis of delegation decisions
>>>
>>>
>>>Since the GAC is not representative of the
>>>diversity of ccTLD delegations models, and
>>>neither is ICANN/EU/ITU, isn't this a biased
>>>process from the get-go?
>>>
>>>
>>>>6.Report from Francis Gurry (WIPO) on Intellectual property issues - in
>>>>particular, issues with regard to "cybersquatting, " the speculation of
>>>>domain names as property, and establishment of ownership rights.
>>>
>>>
>>>Again, how will the GAC receive input
>>>from critics of the WIPO report?
>>>
>>>
>>>>7.Report from USA and ITU on applicability of specific business rules /
>>>>regimes to ccTLD's which are classified as "open" or "restricted"
>>>
>>>
>>>Does this imply that some countries will
>>>have full jurisdiction over their ccTLDs,
>>>while others will have to defer to ICANN?
>>>
>>>
>>>>8.Report from France, UK and Australia on Jurisdiction and Territories
>>>
>>>
>>>Does this have anything to do with France's
>>>desire to take back control of the ccTLDs
>>>that have been delegated to their possessions.
>>>
>>>Since France, UK and Australia all see this
>>>question from the same side of the street,
>>>where will the GAC get input from those
>>>standing on the other side?
>>>
>>>
>>>>9.Communique / Media Release
>>>>
>>>>10.Any Other Business
>>>>
>>>>11.Next meeting
>>>>
>>>>12.Open Meeting - Dialogue with interested members of the Internet community
>>>
>>>
>>>What is truly disconcerting is that this
>>>agenda appears to be just that -- an agenda.
>>>
>>>It does not seem to be an impartial process
>>>designed to gather facts, it appears to be
>>>a process designed to see an agenda *through*.
>>>
>>>It also appears that the big questions are
>>>answered in the GAC first, with ICANN then
>>>following their decisions through their
>>>closed board meetings.
>>>
>>>Please re-assure us.
>>>
>>>
>>>Respectfully,
>>>
>>>Jay Fenello
>>>President, Iperdome, Inc. 404-943-0524
>>>-----------------------------------------------
>>>What's your .per(sm)? http://www.iperdome.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes!
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>Respectfully,
>
>Jay Fenello
>President, Iperdome, Inc. 404-943-0524
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Respectfully,
Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.� 404-943-0524
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