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[Eric Brunner-Williams]

Dear Siva,

I was not aware that the IANA Function is currently being conducted by 
an operator legally distinct from ICANN. In fact, I'm surprised by this, 
having worked for the IANA in 2007 and know many of the staff who report 
to Elise Gerich, V.P., IANA & Technical Operations. When did this 
outsourcing take place, or am I misunderstanding and the scenario is 
positing that at some future point in time ICANN (or its successor in 
interest) will outsource to a "backend operator", and this "backend 
operator" will subsequently sue ICANN (or its successor in interest) for 
the purposes of remaining the incumbent "backend operator"?

I think this is the last question I will ask about #23.

Thanks again, and I appreciate that this is one of Olivier's scenarios, 
so "I don't know" would be quite understandable, and any response would 
be appreciated as a personal courtesy, again, with the WS4 list copied 
only to provide a record of the question.

Eric Brunner-Williams
Eugene, Oregon

On 1/14/15 1:19 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
> Dear Eric,
>
>
> The IANA operator refers to the present IANA technical services 
> backend. It is not ICANN that is visualized as threatening legal 
> action or suing. The scenario is that of the backend operator suing ICANN.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>
>
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 2:13 AM, Eric Brunner-Williams 
> <ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net <mailto:ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net>> wrote:
>
>     Siva,
>
>     Thanks for the clarification.
>
>>     ... this imaginary scenario of a threat of litigation from the
>>     present IANA operator.
>
>     In this scenario, who is ICANN suing?
>
>>     Olivier
>>     ​ came up with
>>      scenario
>>     ​ s 26, 27, 28 as well as 33 among a few others​
>>     . He would be in a better position to clarify. The message is
>>     copied to him.
>>     ​ ​
>>     ​
>
>
>     I look forward to his response, if any. Again, as a personal courtesy.
>
>     Again, my thanks.
>
>     Eric Brunner-Williams
>     Eugene, Oregon
>
>

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