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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Sunday 19 June 2016 09:17 PM, Phil
      Corwin wrote:<br>
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      <div class="WordSection1">snip<span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">My
            own views on this subject are quite clear – see
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160523_the_irritating_irresolution_of_icann_jurisdiction/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160523_the_irritating_irresolution_of_icann_jurisdiction/</a>
            :</span></p>
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    <br>
    Phil, I now have some time to respond to your below points as well.<br>
    <br>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E2102CA94@Exchange.sierracorporation.com"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">For
              the sake of legal clarity and organizational stability, it
              is incumbent upon WS2 participants to resolve this matter
              as soon as feasible — and to come down decisively in favor
              of a permanent link between ICANN and U.S. jurisdiction.
              If this were a matter of first impression then impartial
              consideration of an alternative national jurisdiction
              might be in order. But it is a not a matter of first
              impression, and multiple factors weigh in favor of
              enshrining ICANN's permanent status as a California
              non-profit corporation in a Fundamental Bylaw:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F497D;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">ICANN
                has embodied California non-profit status since its
                founding in 1998<o:p></o:p></span></i></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F497D;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">With
                the EC and PTI required to be California non-profits by
                revised Fundamental Bylaws, an inconsistent status for
                ICANN itself could raise confounding legal and policy
                issues for both accountability and control</span></i></li>
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    <i>When we are talking about changing the very incorporation of
      ICANN, changing its fundamental bylaws is a rather small matter in
      comparison. </i><i>A ICANN under a new jurisdiction is legally a
      new body, although it could carry along all the baggage - good and
      bad - that it "wants" to carry from the earlier avataar, to
      maintain the obviously needed continuity. But then changing
      fundamental bylaws in such a context is not such a big problem. <br>
      <br>
      <br>
    </i>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E2102CA94@Exchange.sierracorporation.com"
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          <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F497D;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
                accountability plan has been designed to be maximally
                effective in the context of California law</span></i></li>
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    <i>Well, in that case ( also following from your above point), are
      you saying that the claim by those conducting the transition
      process that the jurisdiction question is still open is basically
      a bluff?  Anyway, we have the essential design of the
      accountability plan and it can be made to work in any new
      jurisdiction as easily, especially an international one which will
      be based on newly created and tailor-made international law which
      can incorporate this plan. <br>
      <br>
    </i>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E2102CA94@Exchange.sierracorporation.com"
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          <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F497D;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
                U.S. legal system is well regarded for its dedication to
                objective determinations under the rule of law</span></i></li>
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    <br>
    <i>Actually, I like the Indian legal system :). (It for instance
      does not think corporates have human rights on par with natural
      persons :). I am referring to the Citizens United case.). the
      'law' under which the US legal system makes objective
      determinations is the US law, which is different from, say, the
      Indian law. The outcome of objective determinations will differ
      according to which law is employed. That is the point.  I would
      much like my claims with regard to the global DNS to be
      adjudicated under a law in which I have some kind of role in
      making, and consider legitimate to apply to me - so I think would
      be for all non US people. That would either be one's own country
      law or international law. <br>
      <br>
    </i>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E2102CA94@Exchange.sierracorporation.com"
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        <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></i><br>
          </li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F497D;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Perhaps
                most importantly, the First Amendment of the U.S.
                Constitution guarantees that the U.S. government cannot
                take actions that would coerce ICANN into using its root
                zone control to abridge free speech.</span></i></li>
        </ul>
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    </blockquote>
    <br>
    You are disregarding the number of websites seized under various
    pretexts by US gov, by ordering the concerned registries. (And the
    drastic though indirect steps taken to close down wikileaks.) If now
    it is a gTLD - with thousands of them granted - that falls foul of
    the same US authorities for a similar cause, no registry can help,
    and so the same order will go to ICANN to remove the offending gTLD.
    (Can you refute this line of argument? ) It is simply the US law,
    that MUST be enforced, multistakeholderist niceties aside.
    Therefore, excuse my words, but such statements as you make about
    the superiority of US law are mere propaganda that no one outside
    the US takes seriously. Though you are allowed your patriotism :). <br>
    <br>
    parminder <br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:navy">Philip
                S. Corwin, Founding Principal</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>
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                <b>On Behalf Of </b>parminder<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:12 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Seun Ojedeji<br>
                <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] The Economist | A
                virtual turf war: The scramble for .africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On Sunday 19 June 2016 12:11 PM, Seun
            Ojedeji wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p>Hello Parminder,<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p>As an African, I would tend to agree with your point and
            wish that your conclusion point was the case (as a reactive
            measure). However as you know, we have discussed this
            extensively in the past (on different fora) and we found
            that the means to the end of such is so complicated and the
            end itself would ultimately create a govt lead ICANN which i
            certainly don't want.<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
          If ICANN functioning under California non profit law - made by
          government - and subject to US jurisdiction - also made of and
          by governments (and governments alone)  - can continue to be
          seem and treated as a multistakeholder organisation, to your
          and others' satisfaction, there is simply no reason why ICANN
          cannot be and function similarly under international
          jurisdiction, created by international law.<br>
          <br>
          Your preferring US law/ jurisdiction over international law/
          jurisdiction is, simply and nothing more than, a statement of
          your preferring the US jurisdiction over international
          jurisdiction ( which, while you have a right to your choices,
          I consider democratically unfortunate). None is less complex
          that the other. There are hundreds of international
          organisations functioning under international law, and so can
          ICANN. And if ICANN has some special contexts and needs, that
          would be met by relevant innovations in international law, but
          not by a democratic regression to subjecting the world to the
          US law. Democracy is precious, and people have done much to
          achieve it. Please dont treat it lightly, citing
          technicalities against it. That is extremely unfortunate.
          Sorry for the analogy but it directly applies; every tyrant/
          dictator is prone to argue that democracy is messy, and
          difficult and, as you say, complicated. But such an argument
          does not carry, does it.<br>
          <br>
          To call an ICANN which is constituted under US law, and fully
          answerable to US jurisdiction (meaning US government, its all
          branches), as fully multistakeholder;<br>
          <br>
          and, at the same time, an ICANN functioning exactly in the
          same manner, but now under international law and jurisdiction,
          as (to quote you) becoming a government let ICANN
          <br>
          <br>
          is simply to make a misleading statement. <br>
          <br>
          Although, the fallacy contained in it is as clear as daylight,
          among status quoists circles this statement or argument
          continues to be made and re-made. But, for other than the
          fully converted and therefore impervious to simple logic, and
          demands of that high value of democracy, it takes away
          nothing  from the my arguments regarding the unfairness of
          ICANN being subject to US jurisdiction, and the urgent need to
          move it to international jurisdiction, which you are right, I
          have often made on various fora, and will keep making. It is a
          political act. <br>
          <br>
          regards, parminder <br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>Regards<br>
          Sent from my LG G4<br>
          Kindly excuse brevity and typos<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On 19 Jun 2016 07:28, "parminder" &lt;<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a></a>&gt;
            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">On Sunday 19 June 2016 11:31 AM,
                  Jordan Carter wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">I may have missed something,
                    Parminder, but isn't it a plus rather than a
                    negative for ICANN accountability that process
                    errors can be appealed and the company held to
                    account for them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
                Jordan<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">In may make ICANN accountable, but to a
              system that is unaccountable to the global public, and is
              only accountable to the US public (there could even be
              cases where these two could be in partial conflict) - that
              in sum is the jurisdiction issue. ICANN accountability
              issue is different, though linked, bec it has to be
              accountable, but to the right system, which itself is
              accountable to the global public. Different 'layers' of
              accountability are implicated here, as people in IG space
              will like to say! <br>
              <br>
              Here the issue is, a US court has no right to
              (exclusively) adjudicate the rights of the African people,
              bec African people had no part in making or legitimising
              the system that the US court is a part of. Dont you see
              what problem we will be facing if the US court says that
              fairness of process or whatever demands that .africa goes
              to DCA. If you were an African, what would you feel?<br>
              <br>
              An ICANN under international law will be subject to only
              an international judicial process, which Africa is equally
              a part of, and gives legitimacy to.
              <br>
              <span style="color:#888888"><br>
                parminder </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
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                <o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Jordan<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">On 19 June 2016 at 07:26,
                    parminder &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>&gt;
                    wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">On Sunday 19 June 2016 04:13
                        AM, Paul Rosenzweig wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                      <p>The Economist | A virtual turf war: The
                        scramble for .africa <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21700661-lawyers-california-are-denying-africans-their-own-domain-scramble?frsc=dg%7Cd">
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21700661-lawyers-california-are-denying-africans-their-own-domain-scramble?frsc=dg%7Cd</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                      Not that this fact is being discovered now, but it
                      still is the simplest and clearest proof that US
                      jurisdiction over ICANN's policy processes and
                      decisions is absolutely untenable. Either the US
                      makes a special legal provision unilaterally
                      foregoing judicial, legislative and executive
                      jurisdiction over ICANN policy functions, or the
                      normal route of ICANN's incorporation under
                      international law is taken, making ICANN an
                      international organisation under international
                      law, and protected from US jurisdiction under a
                      host country agreement. <br>
                      <span style="color:#888888"><br>
                        parminder <br>
                        <br>
                      </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                    <p>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Jordan Carter <o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Wellington, New Zealand<o:p></o:p></p>
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