RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sotiris

For reasons stated previously, it is something that should not be repeated.
ICANN must remain neutral.

I personally think that ccTLDs should be in the control of the
administration of the country to which they relate and that these countries
have the duty of care to their users.  This is not happening at the moment.
If a country decides to outsource the management of their ccTLD to a party
in another country that is up to them.

I would also say that I don't know that much about ccTLD
allocation/revocation/management within ICANN.  So I could be wrong. 

Best regards

Debbie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 03 July 2007 15:37
> To: Roberto Gaetano
> Cc: sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Debbie Garside'; ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN
> 
> 
> >
> > I personally share the same feelings (and I am sure that 
> Debbie also 
> > does) against child slavery, but would argue that it is *not* 
> > something involving ICANN policy.
> > ICANN is providing a public service in delegating ccTLDs, 
> and cannot 
> > get into personal evaluation of the internal politics of the 
> > countries. I think that Debbie is right in arguing that if ICANN 
> > starts to to this, it could be the beginning of a slippery slope.
> 
> Roberto, ICANN has already done it... they did it to Iraq's 
> .IQ ccTLD. So, the slope already exists.
> 
> Sotiris
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