[CWG-RFP3] Is there is a more suitable legal jurisdiction for an IANA subsidiary?

Milton L Mueller mueller at syr.edu
Wed Nov 5 14:23:04 UTC 2014


My point is just that you don't wait until IANA service levels drop or fail before you create a capacity to move it. That could get ugly. You create the movability now, as a critical feature of the transition. 
--MM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul M Kane [mailto:Paul.Kane at icb.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:20 AM
> To: Seun Ojedeji
> Cc: Milton L Mueller; RFP3
> Subject: Re: [CWG-RFP3] Is there is a more suitable legal jurisdiction
> for an IANA subsidiary?
> 
> Thanks Seun
> 
> I agree with you :-)
> 
> Today we need to ensure a stable transition without (m)any changes
> to the oversight status-quo (hence IANA function operated by ICANN
> staff but separate/independent/fire-walled).
> 
> Should IANA service levels drop/fail, or ICANN falls into financial/legal
> difficulty, one of the options to consider _then_ is the the transition of
> the IANA to a more robust party.
> 
> Regards to all
> 
> Best
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> Seun Ojedeji wrote:
> >
> > I am not Paul but I saw this:
> >
> >  separate/independent/fire-walled
> >
> > Whatever that means seem to be inline with your line of thought. So
> if
> > i may rephrase to say....it's important to keep IANA within ICANN but
> > separate/independent/fire-walled(and will add...Movable ;) )
> >
> > Cheers!
> > sent from Google nexus 4
> > kindly excuse brevity and typos.
> >
> > On 4 Nov 2014 06:49, "Milton L Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu
> > <mailto:mueller at syr.edu>> wrote:
> >
> >     If we agree that it must be movable it’s fine. It’s when Paul Kane
> >     says it’s important to keep it within ICANN that I get concerned.
> >
> >     *From:* Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz
> >     <mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz>]
> >     *Sent:* Monday, November 3, 2014 4:26 PM
> >     *To:* Seun Ojedeji; Milton L Mueller
> >     *Cc:* RFP3
> >     *Subject:* Re: [CWG-RFP3] Is there is a more suitable legal
> >     jurisdiction for an IANA subsidiary?
> >
> >     Maybe we are talking past each other Milton.  I agree that the
> >     bundle of IANA “functions” must be a stand-alone/segregated
> from
> >     other ICANN activities in order to be moveable -  but that doesn’t
> >     require a separate legal entity does it?
> >
> >     J. Beckwith Burr
> >
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> >     *From: *Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>>
> >     *Date: *Monday, November 3, 2014 at 4:01 PM
> >     *To: *Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu
> <mailto:mueller at syr.edu>>
> >     *Cc: *RFP3 <cwg-rfp3 at icann.org <mailto:cwg-rfp3 at icann.org>>
> >     *Subject: *Re: [CWG-RFP3] Is there is a more suitable legal
> >     jurisdiction for an IANA subsidiary?
> >
> >     On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Milton L Mueller
> <mueller at syr.edu
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> >     wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >         > -----Original Message-----
> >         > It would be appropriate to emphasise the importance of
> >         keeping IANA as a
> >         > separate/independent/fire-walled service unit within ICANN.
> >
> >         I don't consider this acceptable, nor do many others. If you
> >         can't move the names IANA to another entity, there is no
> >         accountability of the most basic type.
> >
> >     Isn't it possible to keep it within ICANN and still be able to
> >     move it when the need arises? I would assume that was what
> >
> >         On the jurisdiction issue, I am flexible, but let's make it
> >         clear: when you say you don't want a separable IANA, you are
> >         saying yo don't want real accountability. If IANA is locked
> >         into ICANN's structure and there is no NTIA, we are moving
> >         backwards.
> >
> >     It really depends and i will suggest that we look at the merits of
> >     all these options in totality. We shouldn't just get locked in on
> >     just one route. I for one thinks ICANN as IANA operator can be
> >     accountable without necessarily taking IANA completely out of
> >     ICANN. Nevertheless, irrespective of what i think, we should look
> >     at all the options in an holistic manner.
> >     A document has been shared on the summary of discussions so far
> >     and i think its a good starting point for this group.
> >
> >     Cheers!
> >
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