[NCUC-DISCUSS] New gTLD program auctions

[Marilia Maciel]

Hi Amr! I have no particular attachment to this expression, we can use
whatever suits our discussion. Or we can avoid definitions and focus on
concrete proposals of what to do with the revenues that would benefit the
wider community. My point was just that revenues should not be entreasured
by ICANN or be appropriated by private actors in the chain, but put to good
use. What are the areas under ICANN's mandate in which additional resources
could benefit non-commercial interests? Foster development of the Internet?
That is what I am mulling over and would love to have company :)

Marília


On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:

> Hi Marilia,
>
> I share your interest in this process and its outcome, however like you,
> am not as informed on it as I would like to be. Reading up on this is on my
> “to do” list, but I do have one observation:
>
> I personally have a problem with the term “public interest”. I do not
> believe there is a standard or agreed upon definition of the term. It is
> largely subjective as far as I can tell. If you ask a lawyer active in
> civil society work in Brazil what the public interest is, I doubt you will
> get the same response if you ask a state-security officer in Egypt (for
> example). Forgive me if I’m a bit touchy with the term. I’ve had some
> unpleasant experience with it in the past.
>
> If there has been a discussion on this list about the auctions, I have
> missed it. If NCUC does have a position or would like to adopt one, I hope
> we can agree on specific proposals on what we believe should be done with
> auction revenues, and not use abstract terms like “pubic interest”.
>
> Just a few thoughts, and as always, I am agreeable to being corrected.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Amr
>
> On Dec 2, 2013, at 6:35 PM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am trying to understand better the new gTLD program auctions and, more
> specifically, to understand what are the feasible options to invest the
> revenue in a way that is public interest oriented and maybe development
> oriented as well.
>
> Has NCUC reached a common position about the auctions? If not, I would
> like to join others who would be interested to focus on that. I am sorry if
> this topic has already been discussed on the list before I join. If so, I
> will search the archives.
>
> It is my understanding that a proposal from civil society with a public
> interest orientation could be supported by some govts as well. Actually,
> some have been looking for inputs on this matter.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information you can share about this.
>
> Marília
>
>
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*Marília Maciel*
Pesquisadora Gestora
Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio

Researcher and Coordinator
Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School
http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts

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