Re: [Ianaplan] Transition proposal for naming-related functions

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:50 PM, John Curran <jcurran@arin.net> wrote:

>  On May 4, 2015, at 4:56 PM, Steve Crocker <steve@shinkuro.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Alyssa, Tobias, et al,
>
>  We normally take time internally to coordinate our formal statements,
> but I consider this particular detail to be unambiguous, settled long ago,
> and something I spoke forcefully about at the IETF meeting in London, so
> I’ll speak immediately on this list.
>
>  ICANN publishes the IANA registries for anyone to use without charge,
> and it asserts no ownership or control of the information in the
> registries.  No matter what additional structures are created, this basic
> rule must continue.  There are no subtle or hidden meanings here, and if
> anyone manages to see an ambiguity, I can assure you none is intended and
> we will be happy to restate this in language that removes the perceived
> ambiguity.  Anything less would be inconsistent with the spirit, history
> and ethic of the IANA function.
>
>
>  Steve -
>
>  That good to know, and matches the expectations stated in the Internet
> number community’s proposal
> for IANA Stewardship Transition planning (i.e. the CRISP team proposal) -
>
>                 "It is important that the IPR status of the registries
> remains clear and ensures free and unrestricted access to the public
> registry data throughout the stewardship transition. It is the expectation
> of the Internet Number Community that the IANA Number Registries are in the
> public domain
>
>  <
> https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/ICG-RFP-Number-Resource-Proposal.pdf
> >
>

Yes Indeed John and its good to read that from ICANN. However there is a
follow-up in the proposal that was inspired by the statement you quoted
above. I quote below:

"It is the preference of the Internet Number Community that the IANA
> trademark and the IANA.ORG domain name be transferred to an entity
> independent of the IANA Numbering Services Operator, in order to ensure
> that these assets are used in a non-discriminatory manner for the benefit
> of the entire community."
>

I guess the fact that its noted as a "preference" would make it not be an
absolute transition prerequisite. (not to second-guess the numbers
community intent)

Regards

>
>  FYI,
> /John
>
>  John Curran
> President and CEO
> ARIN
>
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