[ga] Re: [Ecommerce] WSIS, Monday morning...

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jamie and all,

Thanks Jamie for this interesting update.  Very much in keeping with
debates and discussions on the now defunct DNSO GA list several
years ago now.

Our members attending in Tunis as before, are very much aligned
with governments having control of their assigned ccTLD's.  This
however is not in line with DOC/NTIA and ICANNs policy's
which were developed in a near vaccume in the first place.

What is even more interesting is the lack of debate and discussion
regarding sTLD's and gTLD's in respect to IP issues, regarding
this report and first days meeting in Tunis.

James Love wrote:

> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> At WSIS,
>
> Everything from Yesterday is now being discussed again, in a larger
> group.
>
> The first big debate is over who has control over ccTLDs.  USA
> fighting any changes.   Brazil, RSA and others, pushing for something
> more formally giving governments over the ccTLDs.
>
> Advice through GAC is not enough, according to Brazil.   "Can you
> stand up pushing on your own hair?"  We must have independence.
>
> Swiss, Can we live with the wording?  Some delegations cannot accept
> wording "oversight."  EU proposed, countries should not be involved
> in decisions concerning another country's ccTLD.  US says GAC will
> "improve" things,, but who guarantees that?  We need some
> guarantee.   We have to force a change, or GAC will stay as before.
>
> Colombia.  Present mechanisms for ccTLDs are completely inadequate.
> Support RSA proposal, with some EU modifications.
>
> The USA, again, defending ICANN, opposing any change in the status of
> the GAC.
>
> Singapore made a long proposal.
>
> Brazil insisted there be some change on the ccTLD out of here.
> Chair said he would ask ICANN to make a presentation this afternoon
> (maybe Paul T).
>
> Saudi Arabia wants to include gTLDs in para 5.
>
> Below is the text of para 5, at 11:06 am Tunis time.... it will
> change again.
>
> 1.      [The need for an [oversight] [improved flexible] mechanism
> that addresses] Countries? legitimate interests regarding gTLDs and
> decisions affecting their ccTLDs.  Counties should not be involved in
> decisions regarding another country?s ccTLD.
>
> Alt. 5 (Singapore).  Countries? legitimate interests, as expressed
> and defined by each country, regarding decisions affecting their
> ccTLDs, should be respected and upheld, via a flexible and improved
> framework.  Countries should not be involved in decisions regarding
> anther countries ccTLDs.
>
> This was followed by a relatively short discussion about the nature
> of the proposed multi-stakeholder forum, which is some undefined
> international thing that will have conversations about Internet
> governance issues, maybe writ pretty large, way beyond the DNS
> issues.  Views are all over the map on this..... and many countries
> are privately pretty hostile, while many NGOs and businesses are
> supportive, although have different views on the terms of reference.
>
> At 11:40 am Tunis time the Chair adjourned the meeting, to be
> reconvened at 4pm Tunis time.
>
> ---------------------------------
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