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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Sunday 21 August 2016 09:24 PM, John
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<div>(I see that Paul Rosenzweig has embarked on such an
activity on this list, which is </div>
<div>most excellent...) <br>
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Paul's two points are exactly the same specifics that I presented in
my previous email (1) junk most of the non disclosure conditions,
and (2) ICANN's service providers cannot put conditions that the
natue of work that they do cannot be disclosed, and in this matter I
specifically want to know what the 7 agencies actually did in terms
of education activities reg IANA transition.<br>
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But obviously you like some sources of specificity more than others,
but fine, lets do with that...
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<div>Since “i<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"
class="">nformation disclosure policies</span><span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span>of
the same level as that of mature democracies” </div>
<div>is otherwise undefined, I would not support such…
Suggesting that ICANN emulate </div>
<div>generically unstated principles based on whatever each one of
us might consider a </div>
<div>mature democracy results in meaningless agreement, since we
are certain to be able </div>
<div>to find inconsistencies both in the countries and their
policies that might be considered.</div>
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<div>If you would like to state some actual information disclosure
_principles_ that you feel </div>
<div>are important (i.e. extracting them from those countries you
wish to emulate), then perhaps</div>
<div>some progress might be made. </div>
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I actually <a href="http://rti.gov.in/rti-act.pdf">linked the
Indian Right to information law</a>, in a previous email, which is
fully detailed on people's right to pubic information, and any
possible reasons for non disclosure.... I dont see why it should not
apply to ICANN, something almost exactly on the same lines.... So,
once again, I have siad and done what you are saying I havent... I
somehow seem unable to please you :) <br>
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<div> Seeking generically to claim that we should ape “mature </div>
<div>governments policies” without actually stating the principles
to be followed would appear </div>
<div>to be an highly indirect and potentially disingenuous
approach to the problem.</div>
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As you see above, I am making no generic claims. I quoate the Indian
act, the US law is widely available, and there are many groups and
websites devoted to the issue of transparency with regard to public
information. <br>
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I am still afraid, i may not be meeting your standards of
specificity - so let me repeat, can we apply the Indian right to
information act, replacing terms pertaining to the Indian government
with that about ICANN?<br>
parminder <br>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>Disclaimer: my views alone.</div>
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