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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Thanks Greg.&nbsp; In my opinion, this is a really well written paper and a good one to refer people to who do not know much about the DNS or ICANN or the IANA,
 but I think they didn’t get the following right:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">“</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#4E4B4B">That is enough, we think, to make the IANA Transition— proposing, as it does, to fundamentally re-structure
 the existing DNS policy-making apparatus—a significant event, one that needs more public attention, understanding, and debate than it has received up to now.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">” (1<sup>st</sup>
 paragraph on page 21).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I do not think that the IANA Transition proposes to re-structure the existing DNS policy-making apparatus.&nbsp; It does not and should not involve any change to
 ICANN’s policy making processes for ccTLDs or gTLDs or to the IETF’s processes for developing Internet standards or to the IP number policy development processes.&nbsp; In fact, NTIA really doesn’t play a role in those areas any more so than other governments.&nbsp;
 One of the oft stated conditions by many people involved in the IANA Transition work is that the policing making should be kept separate from the IANA functions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Shatan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 01, 2015 11:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] Fwd: [independent review] [Info] &quot;Controlling Internet infrastructure&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b>David Post</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:david.g.post@gmail.com">david.g.post@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
Date: Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:39 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [independent review] [Info] &quot;Controlling Internet infrastructure&quot;<br>
To: Accountability Cross Community &lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;, &quot;<a href="mailto:wp2-independentreview@icann.org">wp2-independentreview@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:wp2-independentreview@icann.org">wp2-independentreview@icann.org</a>&gt;,
 &quot;<a href="mailto:wp2@icann.org">wp2@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:wp2@icann.org">wp2@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
Cc: Danielle Kehl &lt;<a href="mailto:kehl@newamerica.org">kehl@newamerica.org</a>&gt;<br>
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All<br>
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[Apologies for cross-posting to the various lists]<br>
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Danielle Kehl and I have just published a background paper on the IANA transition for the Open Technology Institute - &lt;<a href="http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/" target="_blank">http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/</a>&gt;<a href="http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/" target="_blank">http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/</a>
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<br>
There probably isn't a great deal in there that those of you who are already participants on this list are unfamiliar with.&nbsp; The target audience comprises those people who have not been following DNS policy matters and who know nothing or next-to-nothing about
 ICANN, or IANA, or the DNS.&nbsp; We hope we've filled a gap in the existing writings on the subject, something&nbsp; that can help someone who is completely unfamiliar with the territory to understand just what is going on with the IANA transition, and why it matters
 as much as we think it does for the Internet going forward --<br>
<br>
Needless to say, please feel free to re-circulate to anyone you think might find it useful - even your local Congressperson!&nbsp; And comments etc. are always welcome -<br>
<br>
There will be a second piece coming out shortly that will dive more deeply into the specifics of the various proposals now under consideration, with particular attention on the &quot;accountability&quot; discussions -<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
David<br>
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David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation<br>
blog (Volokh Conspiracy) <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post" target="_blank">
http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post</a><br>
book (Jefferson's Moose)&nbsp; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n</a><br>
music <a href="http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic</a> publications etc.&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.davidpost.com" target="_blank">http://www.davidpost.com</a><br>
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David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation<br>
blog (Volokh Conspiracy) <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post" target="_blank">
http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post</a><br>
book (Jefferson's Moose)&nbsp; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n</a><br>
music <a href="http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic</a> publications etc.&nbsp;
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