[CCWG-ACCT] Testimony from Fadi Chehade at the USA Senate hearing

Rahul Sharma wisdom.stoic at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 09:11:44 UTC 2015


Hi Carrie,

A trans national institution, whose policy decisions aren't subject to laws
of any particular nation state is what is required. The global community
needs that - if ICANN can fulfill the criteria, much appreciated; else I
trust the global community to devise alternative solutions for it.

Regards,
Rahul Sharma

On 11 March 2015 at 10:40, Carrie Devorah <carriedev at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> ICANN is currently a steward of an endeavor built with American taxpayer
> money. IANA belongs to the American people.
>
> The pull for IANA out of America is coming from the UN
>
> Sincerely
> Carrie Devorah
> www.centerforcopyrightintegrity.com
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 12:59 AM, Rahul Sharma <wisdom.stoic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In his testimony, Fadi said “*ICANN has its global headquarters in the
>> United States, and there are no plans for that to change*.” When I met
>> Fadi two days back in New Delhi, he restated that now is not the time for
>> ICANN to move out of US; instead let's us all focus on stewardship
>> transition. That means ICANN will continue to remain subject to US laws
>> and jurisdiction, and ICANN even isn’t even considering propositions made
>> by several to move ICANN out of US. Also as far as I am aware, the working
>> group on ICANN Accountability (CCWG), is also not debating on this
>> particular aspect.
>>
>>
>>
>> My question is a) What are the Interest of ICANN in continuing to remain
>> subject to US jurisdiction and US laws? And b) If ICANN is to truly emerge
>> as a global institution, and to change the perception of other nation
>> states and stakeholder over USG special relation with ICANN, don’t you
>> think ICANN should move out of US, and ICANN & its functions should be
>> subject to global laws, not state of California laws?
>>
>>
>> Look forward to views of members. It is really an important issue that
>> should be discussed.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Rahul Sharma
>>
>> On 6 March 2015 at 02:57, Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  Thanks for the link David.   I have attached the PDF of the testimony
>>> for convenience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bruce Tonkin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
>>> accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *McAuley,
>>> David
>>> *Sent:* Friday, 6 March 2015 12:16 AM
>>> *To:* Kavouss Arasteh; Drazek, Keith
>>> *Cc:* ACCT-Staff; ccwg-accountability4 at icann.org; Accountability Cross
>>> Community
>>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] RES: [ST-WP] Additional Stress Tests to
>>> discuss
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Kavouss,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At this website is an archived video of the Senate hearing, and you
>>> scroll down (all the way under “Witness panel 1”) and click on each witness
>>> you can get access to their prepared remarks:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=683924ae-83d7-4bf4-922a-cdecb9556ba9&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
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