[CWG-Stewardship] update on DT X Separation Process

[Milton L Mueller]

Olivier, everything affects everyone, in some way or another. But the strength and directness of the effects vary greatly. Do you deny that IANA performance affects registry operators more directly, and more materially, than it affects anyone else? If it is appropriate for the CSC to be registry-led, why is it not also appropriate for a separation process to have strong direct customer participation? Chuck is not even demanding majority on this entity, just stronger than proposed.

Another issue you may not be attuned to is the possibility of political games being played. Though I agree that the IFR needs to be rooted in the broader MS ICANN community, I also recognize that the broader the representation on a committee is, the easier it is for its agenda to stray into areas not directly related to IANA performance.


From: cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:44 AM
To: Gomes, Chuck; Seun Ojedeji
Cc: avri at acm.org; cwg-stewardship at icann.org
Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] update on DT X Separation Process

Dear Chuck,
On 18/05/2015 14:29, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
I did not say that IFRT should be largely composed of ccTLD and gTLD registries.  I simply said that the IFRT composition should have stronger participation of ccTLD and gTLD registries than is proposed currently.  If the IFRT is doing a separation review, it is more important than ever for there to be strong direct customer participation.  I fully agree that IFRT must be M-S.

I cringe at this. If the decision for separation is to be decided by the IRFT then it will need to be accepted by all SOs & ACs & the group needs to be multistakeholder.
The CSC is already Registry-led, and quite rightly so. Separation does not solely affect direct customers. It is such a large step, it affects everyone.
Kindest regards,

Olivier
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