Re: [Ianaplan] control and negotiation (was Re: draft-ietf-ianaplan-icg-response-02 working group last call)

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

Peterson, Jon wrote:
> On 11/5/14, 10:10 PM, "Milton L Mueller" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Again, as a matter of personal opinion, I am concerned about how quick
>>> we
>>> have been to water down language, at least in some areas, to near
>>> meaningless - in what appears to be a fear of confrontation, or
>>> offending
>>> ICANN, or some such.  That's not a good way to go into a situation where
>>> negotiations and compromises will have to be made.
>> And these are the same people who scoff at the notion of a 'boss of the
>> internet.'
>> ;-)
> Maybe the scoffing you hear is actually at the notion that our mission
> here in the IETF is seriously threatened by uncertainty about the
> ownership of some domain name or trademark. We don't need to control
> anything like that to do our job. To me, most of the bluster and rhetoric
> about this is simply counterfactual, imagining that the IETF does, or
> should do, something other that it does.
>
> This is just entirely backward. There is no need for us to negotiate or
> compromise with any government or corporation to accomplish our goals.
> There is nothing we need that we stand to gain by negotiating or
> compromising - but plenty we could lose. Taking us down this path is
> reckless and unnecessary.
>
> Jon Peterson
> Neustar, Inc.

Perhaps  silly observation, but I should think that someone associated 
with a registrar would well understand the importance of the contracts 
and other agreements that govern the registration of domains, control of 
information, resolution of conflicts (e.g., the UDRP) - and the need for 
a level of specificity and "actionability" in governance related documents.

Miles Fidelman


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