[CCWG-ACCT] The big test of effective accountability

Eric Brunner-Williams ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net
Thu Jan 29 22:30:54 UTC 2015


Steve, Jordan, and anyone else so inclined,

Would you care to offer your best guess(es) as to the response of the 
Government of the United States were the Corporation to engage in the 
course of conduct proposed?

I suspect it would look suspiciously similar to something we've seen 
before, 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr_ianafunctionsnoi_02252011.pdf

Have either of you (or others sharing the concern expressed by Steve and 
Jordan) any indication that the Board is or ever has considered 
unilateral termination of the AoC?

Eric Brunner-Williams
Eugene, Oregon

On 1/29/15 2:14 PM, Jordan Carter wrote:
>
> On 30 January 2015 at 11:07, Eric Brunner-Williams 
> <ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net <mailto:ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net>> wrote:
>
>     On 1/29/15 1:58 PM, Steve DelBianco wrote:
>
>         Okay, so Jonathan exaggerated a bit by saying we have zero
>         accountability today.  But Avri admits we have no mechanisms
>         that are binding on the board. And Avri cites the AoC, which
>         can be canceled by ICANN at any time.
>
>
>     Would you be so kind as to offer support for this ... peculiar claim?
>
>
> From section 11 of the AOC:
>
> "Any party may terminate this Affirmation of Commitments by providing 
> 120 days written notice to the other party."
>
> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30-en
>
> duckduckgo.com <http://duckduckgo.com> is often your friend.
>
> Jordan
>
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