<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">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</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy" target="_blank">Sivasubramanian M</a></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:37 AM, Eric Brunner-Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ebw@abenaki.wabanaki.net" target="_blank">ebw@abenaki.wabanaki.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Dear Siva,<br>
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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"?<br>
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I think this is the last question I will ask about #23.<br>
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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.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Eric Brunner-Williams<br>
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On 1/14/15 1:19 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:<br>
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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.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 2:13 AM, Eric
Brunner-Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ebw@abenaki.wabanaki.net" target="_blank">ebw@abenaki.wabanaki.net</a>></span>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Siva,<br>
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Thanks for the clarification.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">... this imaginary scenario of a
threat of litigation from the present IANA operator.</blockquote>
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In this scenario, who is ICANN suing?<span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Olivier
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s 26, 27, 28 as well as 33 among a few others</div>
. He would be in a better position to clarify. The
message is copied to him.
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</span> I look forward to his response, if any. Again, as
a personal courtesy.<br>
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Again, my thanks.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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Eric Brunner-Williams<br>
Eugene, Oregon<br>
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