[WP2] this is the current text of the Mission Commitments and Core Values language

Avri Doria avri at acm.org
Fri Jul 24 04:32:52 UTC 2015


Hi,

I support dropping it.

avri

On 24-Jul-15 01:03, Paul Rosenzweig wrote:
>
> I’m sorry to be joining this late, but fwiw my view is that I =would=
> in fact die in the ditch for the certainty that ICANN is limited by
> the restated bylaws mission that we are giving it.  That is so,
> irrespective of who or what is giving the advice to do otherwise – an
> SO; an AC; or even at the Board’s own initiative.  Indeed, confining
> ICANN to bylaws compliance is the sine qua non of our accountability
> effort.
>
>  
>
> To that end, I could support Becky’s compromise proposal since it
> retains the core of that idea.  I would not support Thomas’ suggestion
> that the entire reference be dropped …
>
>  
>
> Paul
>
>  
>
> Paul Rosenzweig
>
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>
>  
>
> *From:*Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2015 4:29 PM
> *To:* James Gannon; Thomas Rickert
> *Cc:* wp2 at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
> Commitments and Core Values language
>
>  
>
> Yes
>
>  
>
> J. Beckwith Burr
>
> *Neustar, Inc. /* Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
>
> 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
> Office: + 1.202.533.2932  Mobile: 
> +1.202.352.6367  / becky.burr at neustar.biz
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>
>  
>
> *From: *James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net
> <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>>
> *Date: *Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 4:27 PM
> *To: *Becky Burr <becky.burr at neustar.biz
> <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>, Thomas Rickert <rickert at anwaelte.de
> <mailto:rickert at anwaelte.de>>
> *Cc: *Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com
> <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>, "wp2 at icann.org
> <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>" <wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>>
> *Subject: *RE: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
> Commitments and Core Values language
>
>  
>
> Just so I’m clear
>
>  
>
> The suggestion is to remove the chapeau from the ACs section, and
> insert a line into the IRP stating that it’s a valid cause to initiate
> an IRP?
>
>  
>
> -James
>
>  
>
> *From:*Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2015 9:25 PM
> *To:* Thomas Rickert
> *Cc:* Greg Shatan; James Gannon; wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
> Commitments and Core Values language
>
>  
>
> I have a further compromise to offer – The IRP section should say that
> a materially affected party can bring a claim regarding bylaws
> violations, including ICANN’s decision to follow the recommendation of
> an SO or AC that requires it to violate the bylaws.  
>
>  
>
> FWIW, I don’t think this is a theoretical issue
>
>  
>
> J. Beckwith Burr
>
> *Neustar, Inc. /* Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
>
> 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
> Office: + 1.202.533.2932  Mobile: 
> +1.202.352.6367  / becky.burr at neustar.biz
> <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz <http://www.neustar.biz>
>
>  
>
> *From: *Thomas Rickert <rickert at anwaelte.de <mailto:rickert at anwaelte.de>>
> *Date: *Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 3:45 PM
> *To: *Becky Burr <becky.burr at neustar.biz <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>
> *Cc: *Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com
> <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>, James Gannon
> <james at cyberinvasion.net <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>>,
> "wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>" <wp2 at icann.org
> <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>>
> *Subject: *Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
> Commitments and Core Values language
>
>  
>
> I suggest we drop it. 
>
>  
>
> Thomas
>
> ========
>
> rickert.net
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>
>  
>
> PS - Sent from my cell. Please excuse typos and brevity.
>
>
> Am 23.07.2015 um 20:41 schrieb Burr, Becky <Becky.Burr at neustar.biz
> <mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz>>:
>
>     Actually, that is the Eberhard Lisse test
>
>      
>
>     J. Beckwith Burr
>
>     *Neustar, Inc. /* Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
>
>     1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
>     Office: + 1.202.533.2932  Mobile: 
>     +1.202.352.6367  / becky.burr at neustar.biz
>     <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz
>     <http://www.neustar.biz>
>
>      
>
>     *From: *Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com
>     <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>
>     *Date: *Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 11:36 AM
>     *To: *James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net
>     <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>>
>     *Cc: *"Perez Galindo, Rafael" <RPEREZGA at minetur.es
>     <mailto:RPEREZGA at minetur.es>>, Becky Burr <becky.burr at neustar.biz
>     <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>, "wp2 at icann.org
>     <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>" <wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>>
>     *Subject: *Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>     Commitments and Core Values language
>
>      
>
>     All,
>
>      
>
>     Actually, I have some sympathy for Jorge's argument -- that the
>     insertion of this language regarding actions violating the
>     Mission/Bylaws is intended to change the status quo.  At the
>     least, it's a pointed reminder -- the kind that typically gets
>     made after bad behavior ("Tenants are reminded not to leave
>     garbage in the hallways" gets sent around my building only after
>     some tenants start leaving garbage in the hallways.) So it can
>     easily be seen as a warning and not merely a restatement of the
>     status quo ("We see what you're trying to do.  Remember...")
>
>      
>
>     Also, is there really a lack of clarity regarding the Board's
>     authority or lack thereof to act outside its Mission or to violate
>     the Bylaws?  Does this bare-bones statement really add clarity? 
>     I'm not seeing that there is or that it does.
>
>      
>
>     Further, while the statement is generally true, we are putting it
>     in a specific place -- juxtaposing it with AC advice.  As such it
>     would clearly be understood to be aimed at that advice and
>     declaring a "line in the sand" with regard to such advice  The new
>     suggestion of adding this to SO's only doubles down on this.
>
>      
>
>     At best, this language is redundant. At worst, it is language that
>     will have an unknown effect on current activity.
>
>      
>
>     I would suggest applying the "Bart Boswinkel Test" in this case --
>     "Would you die in a ditch for it?"  In this case, my answer is no.
>
>      
>
>     Greg
>
>      
>
>     On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:21 AM, James Gannon
>     <james at cyberinvasion.net <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>> wrote:
>
>         And let me say we appreciate the input by Spain but I must say
>         that I think many of us don’t understand the reasoning behind
>         an objection to ratifying the status quo into the bylaws, and
>         to Jorges point I would happily support placing the same
>         caveat over the SO’s also.
>
>          
>
>         -James
>
>          
>
>         *From:*Perez Galindo, Rafael [mailto:RPEREZGA at minetur.es
>         <mailto:RPEREZGA at minetur.es>]
>         *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:30 PM
>         *To:* Burr, Becky; James Gannon; wp2 at icann.org
>         <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>
>         *Subject:* RE: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>         Commitments and Core Values language
>
>          
>
>         The answer to your question is in my first mail, which clearly
>         states that “This is without prejudice to the Board accepting
>         or turning down GAC Advice”.
>
>          
>
>         But let me ask you now your own question the other way around.
>         Do you reckon that at this very moment in time the Board can
>         violate its Bylaws if the GAC advises it to do so?
>
>          
>
>         The answer is no (I guess). So, why do you insist on adding
>         this new provision? It seems worrisome to me that you think
>         that the Board could be right now (and the last 17 years)
>         violating its own Bylaws under demand of the GAC, and you/we
>         are at last fixing this huge problem, grasping the opportunity
>         that the CCWG provides.
>
>          
>
>         Best
>
>          
>
>         PS Let me add here that I am only trying to understand and
>         engaging as Spanish Gov rep., and I am not at all talking on
>         behalf of other countries nor the GAC, which may or may not
>         have more difficulty than me to support the changes put
>         forward by the CCWG.
>
>          
>
>          
>
>          
>
>         *De:*Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz]
>
>         *Enviado el:*jueves, 23 de julio de 2015 15:16
>         *Para:* James Gannon; Perez Galindo, Rafael; wp2 at icann.org
>         <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>
>         *Asunto:* Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>         Commitments and Core Values language
>         *Importancia:* Alta
>
>          
>
>         More important Rafael, how does the language that prohibits
>         ICANN from acting in violation of its bylaws reduce the
>         authority of the GAC or the scope of GAC Advice?  The GAC may
>         give Advice on any topic it wants, in any manner it likes. 
>         The only limit is that ICANN cannot act on that Advice if it
>         would involve violating the Bylaws.  Are you saying that you
>         think ICANN can violate its bylaws if GAC advises it to do
>         so?  That seems very worrisome to me.
>
>          
>
>          
>
>         J. Beckwith Burr
>
>         *Neustar, Inc. /* Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy
>         Officer
>
>         1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
>         Office: + 1.202.533.2932 <tel:%2B%201.202.533.2932>  Mobile: 
>         +1.202.352.6367
>         <tel:%2B1.202.352.6367>  / becky.burr at neustar.biz
>         <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz
>         <http://www.neustar.biz>
>
>          
>
>         *From: *James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net
>         <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>>
>         *Date: *Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 8:37 AM
>         *To: *"Perez Galindo, Rafael" <RPEREZGA at minetur.es
>         <mailto:RPEREZGA at minetur.es>>, Becky Burr
>         <becky.burr at neustar.biz <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>,
>         "wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>" <wp2 at icann.org
>         <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>>
>         *Subject: *RE: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>         Commitments and Core Values language
>
>          
>
>         To put this simply, the Board cannot act outside of its
>         bylaws. No matter what the source of the reasoning for those
>         actions.
>
>         We are merely reflecting that reality in the by-laws.
>
>          
>
>         -James Gannon
>
>          
>
>         *From:*wp2-bounces at icann.org <mailto:wp2-bounces at icann.org>
>         [mailto:wp2-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Perez Galindo,
>         Rafael
>         *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2015 1:25 PM
>         *To:* Burr, Becky; wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>
>         *Subject:* Re: [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>         Commitments and Core Values language
>
>          
>
>         Dear all,
>
>          
>
>         I would like to again raise a strong concern on the proposed
>         language establishing a general prohibition on ICANN acting on
>         any advice of any advisory committee that would require ICANN
>         to exceed its mission or violate its bylaws. 
>
>          
>
>         Managing the Internet system of unique identifiers in the
>         public interest is the first and foremost mission of ICANN
>         (sections 2 and 3 of the AoC and sections 3 and 4 of the AoI).
>         On their part, governments are responsible for public policy
>         and obliged to protect the general public interest (ICANN
>         Bylaws Article I Section 2.11, Tunis Agenda para 68 and 69,
>         and page 6 of the Net Mundial Statement). It is the GAC who
>         brings the public policy perspective into ICANN. 
>
>          
>
>         The “global public interest” in ICANN’s context concerns not
>         only the operational stability of the Internet. That is an
>         essential issue, but there are more aspects to the many public
>         interest issues actually encompassed by ICANN’s actions and
>         policies. For instance, other important issues that go beyond
>         the technical stability, such as intellectual property rights
>         protection, privacy and law enforcement, cyber bullying,
>         Public Interest Commitments regarding new gTLD, highly
>         regulated sectors, and human rights, are at stake because they
>         have an inherent impact on global public interest, and
>         therefore can be subject to GAC’s Advice. In conclusion, GAC
>         Advice should not be restricted to ICANN’s Bylaws.
>
>          
>
>         This is without prejudice to the Board accepting or turning
>         down GAC Advice.
>
>          
>
>         Hence, we oppose this new proposal or any new one that
>         restricts GACs scope, sets boundaries to the Advice it may
>         give, or refrains it from exercising its role of protection of
>         public interest in ICANN’s multistakeholder environment.
>
>          
>
>         Best
>
>          
>
>         Rafael
>
>         GAC_SPAIN
>
>          
>
>          
>
>         *De:*wp2-bounces at icann.org <mailto:wp2-bounces at icann.org>
>         [mailto:wp2-bounces at icann.org] *En nombre de *Burr, Becky
>         *Enviado el:* jueves, 23 de julio de 2015 13:57
>         *Para:* wp2 at icann.org <mailto:wp2 at icann.org>
>         *Asunto:* [WP2] this is the current text of the Mission
>         Commitments and Core Values language
>
>          
>
>          
>
>         J. Beckwith Burr
>
>         *Neustar, Inc. /* Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy
>         Officer
>
>         1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
>         Office: + 1.202.533.2932 <tel:%2B%201.202.533.2932>  Mobile: 
>         +1.202.352.6367
>         <tel:%2B1.202.352.6367>  / becky.burr at neustar.biz
>         <mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz
>         <http://www.neustar.biz>
>
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