Joe and all,
Though I agree with you regarding Bob Shaw, have you yet directly
forwarded these concerns to the ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board,
the NTIA or the other members of the GAC yet?
J. Baptista wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Today was a very special day at the ITU. Today was a PCCF day at the ITU.
>
> Many of you here, including our dearest Roberto Gaetano, have
> petitioned that we do something about Mr. Shaw. And as it has been
> promissed, so be it delivered.
>
> As you all may recall Mr. Shaw simply put lied about PCCF and did
> cause the act of defamation gainst us by publishing these lies to the
> Telecom-Digest. We have responded by publishing our denial of Mr. Shaw's
> allegations to the Telecom-Digest.
>
> But we've gone further then that. We have taken the opportunity made
> available by Mr. Shaw to contact in excess of 2,800 international civil
> servants with that same message.
>
> This number represents middle to senior level management at various
> government departments having dealings with the ITU and the ICANN GAC. We
> contacted people in the ITU, the OECD, WIPO, DOC, EU and a sorted list of
> other countries and NGO's. In the finest tradition of the telecom world
> we've reached out and touched someone. In this case it was a few
> someone's.
>
> Today, civil servants world wide have been contacting us, asking what to
> do with the information. Some already know and are passing it on to the
> appropriate authorities and have advised accordingly. Some have taken the
> information and stuffed it where the sun don't shine. But in all cases
> we are satisfied that we have added to cafeteria gossip today, and by
> default have established to some degree that PCCF is not a spying
> organization and that Mr. Robert Shaw of the GAC ICANN is a liar.
>
> The one good thing in this for ICANN and the DNSO is that we have taken
> the opportunity to not only respond to Mr. Shaw's lies and allegations,
> but also to inform them and their governments of the ICANN process they
> participate in.
>
> Again, we want to make it clear we researve the right to legal action.
> Our statute of limitations allows us two years in which to act. At this
> time our main concern is in reducing Mr. Shaw's liability to us and with
> that in mind, in two weeks were going to have a bit more fun.
>
> Mr. Shaw has presented himself to us as a liability. Today he has become
> an organizational asset. A means of communicating to government
> communities on the proper behaviour of international civil servants and
> the ICANN process.
>
> If any of you have brief questions - I will address them.
>
> Cheers
> Joe Baptista
>
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