<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Avri,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It's certainly my understanding that all has been completed on the letter and that ICANN can sign it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">There is nothing missing. There is one non-substantive change suggested by Chuck Gomes that could be made, which would slightly improve the readability of the letter (spelling out "Community Coordination Group" the first time it is used, instead of saying "CCG"). Whether or not this is done, the letter is ready to be signed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I don't think any significant confusion came out of the meeting itself. After the meeting, one participant (who appears not to have kept up with the CWG's work) started an exchange on this thread raising a number of 12th hour objections. This exchange may have created an appearance of more general confusion. The confusion is actually quite isolated, as far as I can tell. Andrew Sullivan and I both responded with explanations, which I thought cleared up any confusion on the very minor subject of this "letter of instruction." The high-level explanation is this:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#0000ff">The "Names Community" is a party to the Community Agreement (relating to the IANA IPR). The Names Community needs a legal entity to sign the Agreement on its behalf, because there is no existing legal entity that encompasses the Names Community. ICANN was asked if it could perform the limited function of signing on behalf of the Names Community. ICANN said that it could. The "Letter of Instruction" formally instructs ICANN to sign on behalf of the Names Community and sets out the parameters of ICANN's limited role as signatory. This is needed because signing the Agreement without any explanation makes it look like ICANN has full authority and discretion to act as the Names Community under the Agreement.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The rest of the discussion turned to the effects (if any) of this confusion, both on implementing our work and on the composition of the CCG. In my view, this confusion has absolutely no effect on implementing our work. If working group results could be undone after the fact by a single confused participant, ICANN probably would not even exist.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 12:22 PM, avri doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I have gotten lost in this discussion.<br>
<br>
Has all been completed on the letter? Can ICANN sign if the transition<br>
is freed to move ahead?<br>
<br>
If not, what is missing? I unfortunately missed the last meeting, but<br>
am amazed at the confusion that came out of that meeting.<br>
<br>
thanks<br>
<br>
avri<br>
<span class=""><br>
<br>
On 25-Sep-16 01:58, Greg Shatan wrote:<br>
> Milton,<br>
><br>
> I don't think any one person can be in a position to hold up this<br>
> process. This is the end result of an exhaustive (and exhausting)<br>
> multistakeholder process. We put in months (really, years) of<br>
> thorough and well-considered work on the IPR issues alone. This<br>
> involved a significant group of stakeholders (in this case, across the<br>
> names, protocol parameters and numbers communities). The result of<br>
> this work has been put through the public comment process, and fully<br>
> agreed and brought to conclusion with the broad support of diverse<br>
> stakeholders.<br>
><br>
> It would make a mockery of the multistakeholder process to allow any<br>
> one person to hold up implementation at this point, when the work is<br>
> done.<br>
><br>
> In working groups, we do try to be open to questions and opinions from<br>
> all angles, sometimes to a fault. This is especially true early on,<br>
> when it's important to consider all viewpoints. But we are far, far<br>
> past that point. Our decisions have been made. Our commitments are<br>
> clear. It's time to get it done.<br>
><br>
> Greg<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Mueller, Milton L <<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">milton@gatech.edu</a><br>
</span><span class="">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">milton@gatech.edu</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I am not sure I understand why someone who clearly does not<br>
> understand what is going on in the IPR transition process, and who<br>
> actually never seemed to understand what IANA is, should be in a<br>
> position to hold up this process.<br>
><br>
> Milton L Mueller<br>
> Professor, School of Public Policy<br>
> Georgia Institute of Technology<br>
><br>
> > On Sep 24, 2016, at 18:45, Andrew Sullivan<br>
</span><div><div class="h5">> <<a href="mailto:ajs@anvilwalrusden.com">ajs@anvilwalrusden.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ajs@anvilwalrusden.com">ajs@anvilwalrusden.com</a><wbr>>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Dear colleagues,<br>
> ><br>
> > As usual, I note that I am a trustee of the IETF Trust, and I do not<br>
> > wish anyone to understand that I am promoting any IETF or Trust<br>
> > interest here. But I am concerned that we not delay the<br>
> transition by<br>
> > organizational mmisunderstanding. In particular,<br>
> ><br>
> >> On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 12:03:43AM +0200, Christopher Wilkinson<br>
> wrote:<br>
> >> 2. I understand that the CCG has been 'created' to regulate<br>
> the relationships between the Naming Community and the IETF Trust,<br>
> thus the interest in IPR.<br>
> ><br>
> > I think it would be better to say that the CCG is being created to<br>
> > ensure that each operational community's interests are properly<br>
> > represented to the Trust, which will own the IPR. The Trust is<br>
> > undertaking to manage this IPR according to the needs and wishes of<br>
> > the various communities, consistent with the Trust's<br>
> responsibilities<br>
> > in respect of the IPR.<br>
> ><br>
> >> 3. The leap from the IETF Trust to directing ICANN - as<br>
> indicated in the draft Letter of Instruction - has not been<br>
> explained. As far as I can see, the small number of delegates to<br>
> the CCG (Representatives and Co-Chairs, including apparently<br>
> ourselves) have no mandate to direct ICANN about anything. What is<br>
> the eventual scope of these instructions?<br>
> ><br>
> > The scope -- which I believe is already completely outlined in the<br>
> > relevant documents for the IPR issues -- is to advise and direct the<br>
> > Trust about the appropriate use of the IPR for a given community's<br>
> > needs. In the case of the names community, this necessarily<br>
> involves<br>
> > instructing both ICANN and PTI about specific uses of the IANA<br>
</div></div>> > trademarks and the <a href="http://iana.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">iana.org</a> <<a href="http://iana.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://iana.org</a>> domain name (and<br>
> maybe some others, but<br>
> > <a href="http://iana.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">iana.org</a> <<a href="http://iana.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://iana.org</a>> is the bit one).<br>
<span class="">> ><br>
> >> 4. I would agree to your suggestion that some tutorials<br>
> might be in order. If so, these should take place well before<br>
> anything is finalised, and after public consultation (see 1. above)<br>
> >> Thus it is perhaps premature to demand that ICANN accept the<br>
> draft Letter of Instructions.<br>
> ><br>
> > In my opinion, claiming that this is "premature" suggests that the<br>
> > issues have not been completely vented in the CWG. Given the amount<br>
> > of time that's already been spent on this issue, I am a little<br>
> worried<br>
> > (not to say alarmed) at the suggestion that more time is<br>
> needed. The<br>
> > IPR transfer and the resulting arrangements for each community<br>
> need in<br>
> > fact to be in place in a week, assuming the transition is to<br>
> happen on<br>
> > schedule. I don't really understand why there could be any<br>
> confusion<br>
> > about this.<br>
> ><br>
> > Best regards,<br>
> ><br>
> > A<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Andrew Sullivan<br>
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