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Re: [ga] IANA is a function performed by ICANN
- To: "J-F C. \(Jefsey\) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [ga] IANA is a function performed by ICANN
- From: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:08:06 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <6.1.1.1.2.20040625220702.05160c30@mail.club-internet.fr>
- Sender: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Jefsey,
Maybe I got it wrong but I was under the impression that ICANN somehow subcontracted this portion of their mission to the specialist which make up IANA. This of course would be consistant with the cited paper. I would love to see a reference work on what you say here regarding IANA being indepent.
Your three year theory seems like it came and went and since everyone continues on in the manner that it continues, it does. Only the USG can legitmately object since they are the party to the contract. Qui Tams and 3rd party beneficiary contracts look viable as a means of enforcement, but you would still be required to show a better way to obtain an equitable remedy.
I don't see an alternative or a contract that suggests what you hold as truths here, but I would love to.
Eric
"J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. The majority of ccTLDs
are not interested in joining ICANN's ccNSO. I do not understand how this
fits with the necessity of a perpetual, stable, not controverted,
consensually accepted, trusted technical standard parameters repository?
Or do I read the definition wrong?
jfc
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