<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ICANN is currently a steward of an endeavor built with American taxpayer money. IANA belongs to the American people.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The pull for IANA out of America is coming from the UN<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Sincerely<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Carrie Devorah<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="http://www.centerforcopyrightintegrity.com">www.centerforcopyrightintegrity.com</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 12:59 AM, Rahul Sharma <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wisdom.stoic@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.stoic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">In his testimony, Fadi said “<b><i>ICANN has its global
headquarters in the United States, and there are no plans for that to change</i></b>.” 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. </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Look forward to views of members. It is really an important issue that should be discussed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best Regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Rahul Sharma </span></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 March 2015 at 02:57, Bruce Tonkin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Thanks for the link David. I have attached the PDF of the testimony for convenience.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Bruce Tonkin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>McAuley, David<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 6 March 2015 12:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kavouss Arasteh; Drazek, Keith<br>
<b>Cc:</b> ACCT-Staff; <a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability4@icann.org" target="_blank">ccwg-accountability4@icann.org</a>; Accountability Cross Community<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] RES: [ST-WP] Additional Stress Tests to discuss<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi Kavouss,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="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" target="_blank">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</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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