<div dir="ltr"><div>+1 to that Alberto line of reasoning Alberto. Though it will be good to know if ICANN has indeed legally committed (as per contract) to provide some refunds from auction proceed. <br></div><div><br></div><div>If that is the case i don't think its something within our scope to challenge we will just then need to clarify from ICANN how much is really available and accessible in the auction proceeds account.<br></div><div><br></div>Regards<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Alberto Soto <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asoto@ibero-americano.org" target="_blank">asoto@ibero-americano.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> do not know how the signed contract is. I do not know if the return is<br>
correct. Whoever buys a restaurant and does not get profitability does so at<br>
their own risk. Who buys a domain and does not obtain profitability, does so<br>
at their own risk. ICANN should not be the guarantee if no profitability is<br>
obtained.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Alberto<br>
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De: <a href="mailto:ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@icann.org">ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@<wbr>icann.org</a><br>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@icann.org">ccwg-auctionproceeds-<wbr>bounces@icann.org</a>] En nombre de Daniel<br>
Dardailler<br>
Enviado el: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 6:56 AM<br>
Para: John R. Levine <<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org">ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org</a><br>
Asunto: Re: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] lotsa money, was Fwd: Board reply to<br>
CCWG-AP<br>
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On 2017-09-04 23:48, John R. Levine wrote:<br>
>> Is the current financial position of ICANN really an impediment to<br>
>> what ICANN wants to do in support of its mission ? I was under the<br>
>> impression that ICANN's budget was healthy enough to implement its<br>
>> mission optimally today, with also a large untouched pot coming from<br>
>> the new gTLD application process (unused legal costs if I understand<br>
>> correctly).<br>
><br>
> Not really. ICANN's operating budget is fully committed. There is<br>
> indeed a lot of unspent new gTLD application money, but it's a whole<br>
> separate can of worms. It's not ours to spend and since ICANN said<br>
> the price was set to cover their costs, the obvious and ethical thing<br>
> to do will be to refund the excess to the applicants.<br>
<br>
I kind of agree with the ethical part (although I haven't read the contract<br>
those applicants signed and what was promised in writing) but is it really<br>
going to be obvious to refund hundreds of applicants, some of them<br>
potentially gone as a business ?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
><br>
> R's,<br>
> John<br>
><br>
> PS:<br>
>> How is it different to give away the funds to the ICANN community<br>
>> (for projects aligned with the ICANN mission) vs. to give them back<br>
>> to the board directly, given that the board is driven by the community ?<br>
><br>
> Well, actually, it's the board's money to give away, not ours. We're<br>
> just offering them advice.<br>
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