Re: [ga] IANA is a function performed by ICANN

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:14 a.m. 26/06/2004, J-F C. (Jefsey)  Morfin wrote:
> My understanding was that IANA is a neutral, independent, technical 
> authority, everyone using the TCP/IP technology could trust, independently 
> from any operational, political, national, commercial consideration which 
> are the areas of ICANN, and of other bodies (such as GAC, MINC, ITU, ISOC, 
> UN, etc.).
>
> Also, that as the custodian of the references necessary to use the IETF 
> IP, it was part of the IETF IPR protection system. I understand that it 
> predated the creation of ICANN, of ISOC, of IETF and even (under the name 
> of NIC) of the DNS.
>
> I am therefore surprised and (IANAL) I am not sure about the implications 
> of the following IANA definition, in a document ICANN is to publish on Monday :
>
> "the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a function performed by 
> ICANN".
> http://www.iana.org/procedures/delegation-data.html
>
> ICANN's position within the intergovernance is under UN study, subject to 
> possible political negotiations or intergovernmental agreements (cf. the 
> ongoing WSIS Prepcom meeting in Hammamet). ICANN is only under contract 
> for three years with the USG. RIRs only entered into an MoU with ICANN on 
> the grounds that it may not be still here in two years.


How long will it take before the ITU members agree on an IANA -treaty?

And what role would the DoC and the status-quo play in the formulation of 
any such treaty?

Paul Twomey talks to Annan.

ICANN is not worried.



--Joop--

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