[ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC would be governance status?

J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin jefsey at club-internet.fr
Wed Aug 21 13:48:07 CEST 2002


I am confused about the impact on Governance of the ISOC bid being favored.

1. ISOC is designing the Internet technology through IETF, IESG, IAB, W3C,
2. ISOC does not claim to 'represent' Internet users anymore, but more to 
'support' them
3. ISOC financial stance will out stand all the other Internet participants
4. ISOC could not claim anymore to be part of the NCC as a gTLD 
constituency member

I wanted this situation to be avoided in making sure that ICANN could not 
benefit from the .org divestiture. I feel that what we could fear in the 
past from ICANN could be feared from ISOC. Are we not facing an anti-trust 
possibility?

Would Gov not now consider carefully the possibility of transferring 
ICANN's missions to a self funded, well established, technology competent 
ISOC. And even if this was not articulated quickly, nothing will prevent 
real life from being real life and powers granted this way to ISOC to be 
used and acknowledged by people, interests and media.

Am I right in saying that we did not investigated yet all the impact this 
may have on VRSN, Neulevel, Affilias, ccTLD, EU, China balances to start 
with? on the @large relations? on the global control and economy of the 
network? on innovation?.
jfc














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