[CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue

Kavouss Arasteh kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com
Fri Feb 19 18:44:49 UTC 2016


Dear Nigle
Thank you very much for your wisdonm
We are in the midddle of nowhere
Kavouss

2016-02-19 19:39 GMT+01:00 Nigel Roberts <nigel at channelisles.net>:

> James
>
> This worries me. The CCWG proposals will change the relationships in
> ICANN, and will affect ccTLDs as well as the other stakeholders. The sands
> are shifting, yet, just like the GAC many ccTLD managers have not had the
> opportunity to fully consider the final draft.
>
> I admit I remain skeptical that it is in the long-term interests of ICANN
> that the organisations seems so closely tied to partisan United States
> political interests, and ccTLD managers, PARTICULARLY those who are not
> members of the ccNSO (there are about 100 of these) must be given an
> opportunity to consider the proposal once it is final.
>
> "Move forward as planned" you say. But planned by whom?  That formulation
> seems less like bottom-up decision making that top-down.
>
> We should simply take a deep breath, and stop warning each other, or
> getting angry, and take stock.
>
> So, where ARE we exactly?
>
>
> On 19/02/16 18:32, James Gannon wrote:
>
>> In that case we miss all our timelines and might as well just throw
>> everything that we have worked for out the window. This is a tactic, and
>> one which we must reject and move forward as planned.
>>
>> -jg
>>
>> From: Kavouss Arasteh <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Friday 19 February 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
>> To: James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net
>> >>
>> Cc: Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>, Thomas
>> Rickert <thomas at rickert.net <mailto:thomas at rickert.net>>,
>> "accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>"
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue
>>
>> Dear All,
>> Have we ever received a consensus objection or some form of wholesome
>> proposal reflecting the full breath of membership of the  other
>> constituencies  I think we need to  reflect and forward correctly .
>> Who knows till end of ICANN 55 howmany objections will be tableed?
>> Regards
>> Kavouss
>>
>> 2016-02-19 19:23 GMT+01:00 Schaefer, Brett <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>:
>>
>>     I feel like I’m in the movie Ground Hog Day and every day is a 1 am
>>     ICANN call. ____
>>
>>     __ __
>>
>>     *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>>     [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>] *On
>>     Behalf Of *Kavouss Arasteh
>>     *Sent:* Friday, February 19, 2016 1:17 PM
>>     *To:* Phil Corwin
>>     *Cc:* Thomas Rickert; accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
>>
>>
>>     *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue____
>>
>>     __ __
>>
>>     Dear All,____
>>
>>     There is big difference between providing the rights for GAC as
>>     decisional making entity and to exercise those rights____
>>
>>     GAC has not decided on whether they wish to exercise that right or
>>     not,____
>>
>>     Supermajority and reconsideration of rejected Recommendation of
>>     other constituencies and rejection of GAC Advice should have the
>>     same threshold ____
>>
>>     If ONE GETS THE BENEF OF 2/3 MAJORITY the other should ALSO have the
>>     same. BENEFIT ____
>>
>>     If GAC advice could be rejected by the Board with simple Majority
>>     the Recommendation of other entities SHOULD also be rejected by
>>     simple majority.____
>>
>>     If the Board gets into negotiation with GAC after it has rejected
>>     its advice, they also get into negotiation with other constituencies
>>     if their Recommendations were rejected .____
>>
>>     Currently there is a full imbalance between the PDP Recommendations
>>     treatments and GAC advice____
>>
>>     The PDP Recommendations developed by supermajority in some
>>     constituencies or by so-called SOFT CONSENSUS could only be rejected
>>     by the Board with 2/3 MAJORITY BUT GAC advice ,normally decided by
>>     consensus could only be rejected by SIMPLE MAJORITY ____
>>
>>     This is unfair.____
>>
>>     However, after rejection with such an imbalance criteria both cases
>>     could be negotiated by Board and the two constituencies.____
>>
>>     I do not agree with the argument submitted with the risk that those
>>     people  submitting such argument   may disserve the ethic of
>>     correspondence and going out of the limit and not observing mutual
>>     respect ____
>>
>>     Kavouss ____
>>
>>     __ __
>>
>>     2016-02-19 18:51 GMT+01:00 Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com
>>     <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>:____
>>
>>     Greg:____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     Assuming that the new Board position is indeed a response to a
>>     minority position of a few GAC members, I am in full agreement that
>>     it “should serve as a warning to us all”. ____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     Indeed, it emphasizes exactly why the GAC should not be able to
>>     block the community’s ability to hold the Board accountable for
>>     implementing GAC consensus advice that the community feels is
>>     outside the scope of the Bylaws or Mission Statement.____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     Best. Philip____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     *Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal*____
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>>     */"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey/*____
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>>     *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>>     [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>] *On
>>     Behalf Of *Greg Shatan
>>     *Sent:* Friday, February 19, 2016 12:38 PM
>>     *To:* Kavouss Arasteh
>>     *Cc:* accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>>     <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>; Thomas Rickert
>>     *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     It is alarming that a few GAC members could seek to undo a carefully
>>     balanced compromise.  And even more alarming that those few GAC
>>     members could so quickly trigger a Board intervention.____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     The carve-out is balanced against the concerns of other stakeholders
>>     with regard to (i) the proposed supermajority threshold for Board
>>     rejection of GAC advice and (ii) the GAC's overall role as a
>>     decisional participant in the Empowered Community, rather than its
>>     traditional advisory capacity.  The carve-out itself underwent a
>>     compromise, requiring the Community to go through an IRP before
>>     exercising the power of Board recall.____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     When one pulls on one end of a compromise, the other end tends to
>>     move as well.____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     Do other stakeholders need to send countervailing warnings?  Will
>>     the Board respond as quickly? Do we want to find out?____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     I think this extraordinary response to a minority report should
>>     serve as a warning to us all.____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     Greg____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Kavouss Arasteh
>>     <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com <mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>
>>     wrote:____
>>
>>     Please kindly confirm and acknowledge recipt of wanrning message____
>>
>>     Regards____
>>
>>     Kavouss ____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>     2016-02-19 18:10 GMT+01:00 Kavouss Arasteh
>>     <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com <mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>:____
>>
>>     Dear Co-chairs____
>>
>>     You have seen the concerns of 11 Governments which would certainly
>>     be echoed by other gouvernements soon.____
>>
>>     This is an ALARMING SITUATION ,____
>>
>>     If there is no consensus means there is no consensus ,____
>>
>>     We could not favour one community in disfavouring another one.____
>>
>>     Perhaps it was hoped that the people could join the consensus but it
>>     does not come up as such____
>>
>>     If a mistake has occurred we should repair it .____
>>
>>     Howmany times we have changed our concept from Voluntry Model to
>>     Sole member from Sole Member to Sole designator .____
>>
>>     THE ISSUE IS CRITICAL ____
>>
>>     Pls do not rush to publish the report as being sent to the
>>     chartering organization just hold on for few more days untill your
>>     26 feb. calls____
>>
>>     Try to find out some solution including going back to the initial
>>     stage of REC. 11 without no carve-out and with two options of simple
>>     majority and 2/3 theshold  and rediscuss that.____
>>
>>     You can not ignor the growing concerns of several governments and
>>     would certainly be further grown up soon____
>>
>>     Regards____
>>
>>     Kavouss ____
>>
>>     ____
>>
>>
>>
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