Re: [ga] politicisation of the internet

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

By goodness old boy the influence is huge.
   
  I stand two ways in the darkness of a cold downtown metro street. One time with a Gun and holstered, mace, baton and  badge and all that paramilitary crap. The other time in a silly suit with a 9 mm Glock. Under a jacket like a SS boy.
  Which deters the vagrant no good?
   
  Of course those that carry a big stick and yet walk softly are a better deterrent to wrong.

  Danny do not let nuance leave you.
  Blatancy is for juveniles. I ask the questions for proof sake. Note there is none.
   
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Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Eric,

You earlier asked for examples demonstrating where the
USA Gov. interfered with an ICANN contract and or
policy.

I have to wonder about the degree of DOC influence on
the terms of the proposed ICANN-VeriSign settlement. 
We know that the last amendment to the MOU called for
more "predictable" sources of revenue. To my
knowledge, the only single "unpredictable" aspect
pertaining to ICANN's revenue stream has been the
up-or-down vote on the budget by the registrar
community.

This last proposed contract saw the elimination of
registrar collective bargaining by way of a process
written into the contract that ended the gTLD
registrar fee approval mechanism.

So, has the US Gov via the DOC interfered an ICANN
contract? Have they helped to abrogate a collective
bargaining right?
What do you think?

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