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[Sivasubramanian M]

I am sorry Eric.. My understanding is that the expression "IANA operator"
referred to Verisign.  So I though that the scearaio pertained to Verisign
Contract rather than the NTIA like contract to IANA.  Will wait for a
clarification from Olivier and then correct the response in the spreadsheet


Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:37 AM, Eric Brunner-Williams <
ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net> wrote:

>  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> 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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