+1 Becky, well-stated.<br><br>On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Burr, Becky <<a href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz">Becky.Burr@neustar.biz</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I believe, as Bruce indicated, that ICANN¹s counsel has long taken the+<br>
position that ICANN is not a ³regulator² period. I think we could agree<br>
that ICANN doesn¹t have the kind of statutory grant of authority that<br>
sovereigns usually confer on formal regulatory bodies, but to me that is<br>
enormously irrelevant. ICANN regulates - the New gTLD Application<br>
Guidebook reflected bottom up policy making supplemented with implementing<br>
³rules.² Just because no one is forced to apply for a new gTLD doesn¹t<br>
eliminate the regulatory role played by ICANN when it comes to registries<br>
and registrars.<br>
<br>
So the question - and it is an important question - is what is the scope<br>
of ICANN¹s regulatory authority. As I¹ve said more than a few times, the<br>
scope of that authority is the picket fence.<br>
<br>
I would be shocked if Bruce was to report that ICANN would agree to a<br>
prohibition on ³regulation² - and I don¹t think anything that the CCWG has<br>
done so far asks for that. Rather, the reference in the Board comments is<br>
likely just a reiteration of counsel¹s oft-repeated but IMHO meaningless<br>
assertion that ICANN does not have formal regulatory authority granted by<br>
a sovereign.<br>
<br>
If it walks like a duck etc.<br>
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On 12/16/15, 2:23 PM, "Avri Doria" <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'avri@acm.org')">avri@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>On 16-Dec-15 05:27, Bruce Tonkin wrote:<br>
>> (2) ICANN is not a regulator, and does not regulate content through<br>
>>these contracts.<br>
><br>
>doesn't this just mean it is not a content regulator without indicating<br>
>that it is not a regulator in any other aspect of the role?<br>
><br>
>avri<br>
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