[CCWG-Accountability] WS4 Initial Scenarios

[Eric Brunner-Williams]

Dear Mathieu,

Thank you for the revision.

To respond to the comment re: clarification of the difference(s) between 
scenarios #1 and #2.

Scenario #1 addresses the possibility that additions, modifications or 
deletions of strings within the IANA root zone are, for some reason, not 
accomplished. The zone is frozen. No TLDs added, no TLDs deleted.

Scenario #2 addresses the possibility that changes to delegations are, 
for some reason, not accomplished. Delegations from the zone are frozen. 
No NS records are updated.

They could be merged though I personally see freezing the zone as a 
different form of failure than refusing to make requested changes to 
delegations.

To respond to the comment re: clarification of the difference(s) between 
scenarios #5 and #6.

Hyperinflation (Weimar Republic, June 1921 to January 1924) or a global 
financial crisis (2007 - 2008) would have an effect on the corporation's 
reserves, which a domain-industry-specific collapse would not. Both 
would reduce recurring revenues, but the latter would not necessarily 
compromise the reserve fund, and the former would. So #5 is survivable, 
until the reserve is exhausted, #6 is not.

Please let me know your thoughts. I'll review the comments of others 
today and tomorrow and post a revision on Saturday. The revision will 
include a first "cook book recipes" for designing, conducting and 
analyzing each scenario hypothetically.

The capture and abuse of accountability scenarios are welcome additions.

Best,
Eric

On 1/8/15 8:56 AM, Mathieu Weill wrote:
> Dear Eric,
>
> Once again thank you for this very useful first list. I find it is 
> already quite advanced. I attach a revised version with several 
> personal comments and proposals, including a couple of additional 
> scenarios around capture on the one side, the ability for a minority 
> of stakeholders to abuse accountability mechanisms to effectively 
> paralyze Icann.
>
> Best,
> Mathieu
>
> Le 06/01/2015 07:45, Eric Brunner-Williams a écrit :
>> Colleagues,
>>
>> Attached please find an initial set of scenarios, in two pages, in 
>> .pdf and .docx formats.
>>
>> Feedback via email please, either to me directly 
>> (ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net) or to the WS4 sublist 
>> (ccwg-accountability4 at icann.org).
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Eric Brunner-Williams
>> Eugene, Oregon
>

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