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Re: [ga] Vint stepping down
- To: Joop Teernstra <terastra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [ga] Vint stepping down
- From: Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:00:07 -0700
Joop Teernstra wrote:
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The only deficit I could think of would be in the tech-cred and
internet-savvy department.
Which would matter how? ICANN does absolutely nothing of a technical
nature; rather, as very deeply illustrated by its new tld policy
proposal, is based on a desire to engage in social, economic, and
business practice regulation.
It would be a big difference with Vint's prestige.
That prestige has prevented board members from treating his point of
view as merely one among equals. And since Vint tends to look on the
net with a kind of paternalism, colored by a bit of Flower Power era
view of human interactions and motivations, that has lead to an ICANN
that is itself paternalistic well beyond its chartered role and unable
to constrain the actions of Verisign and the IP interests.
As I may have mentioned here previously, I'm anticipating enormous
changes in ICANN as a result of this shift.
BTW, tonight ICANN is holding a Vint going away bash at Sony Studios
(the old MGM studios) - it's rather ironic given the intellectual
property juggernaut that comes from the movie companies and ICANN's
defenseless inability to deny the IP industry anything it asks.
--karl--
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