At Large White Paper

[Edward Morris]

Hi Mary,

Thanks for your hard work in drafting the comment. I echo your hope that
the noncommercial community will become more active "on all policy fronts"
in the near future, and from a NCUC perspective hope to have an
organisational and communication proposal out for comment in the next week
that I hope will help our Constituency do just that.

Please add me as a signatory to your comment.

I agree with you that the ALAC White Paper is a decent "starting point" for
conversation,  and that  the establishment of a cross community working
group to examine some of these macro issues is an appropriate first step.
Some of the White Paper I find a bit simplistic ( blanket statements
concerning public opinion with no readily evident empirical basis,
generalisation's about ICANN's remit which do not conform in entirety to
the AoC) and a few of the recommendations, mostly ones that give ALAC
greater institutional powers,  I strongly oppose. There are also issues
concerning ICANN's remit and place in the evolving internet (from greater
oversight of tertiary domains to affirmative obligations under
international law to prevent dns based cyber conflict) that also need to be
considered and evaluated on a community wide basis.

That said, your comment does not preclude consideration of additional
issues nor advocates agreement with specific White Paper recommendations.
Rather, and appropriately, it imperatively calls for community wide
consideration of the White Paper and discussion of the issues raised
therein, and some not, in an effort to strengthen ICANN's structure and
status in the changing digital environment. Perfect and proper. Thanks for
piecing this together during such a hectic period and, as mentioned, please
add my name in support of your submission.

Regards,

Edward Morris



On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 3:46 PM, <Mary.Wong at law.unh.edu> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> As the deadline for public comments on the At Large R3 White Paper is
> today, I thought I'd put together a short general comment that I can submit
> either on behalf of NCSG members who wish to sign on as well, or if not,
> just as a personal comment. At the moment there is no other submission;
> nonetheless (and perhaps even more as a result) I know that many of us
> would like to see NCSG, NPOC and NCUC become more active on all policy
> fronts, including submitting public comments on just about all issues of
> interest to our members.
>
> Please reply to the list with comments and if you wish to be included as
> signing on to this comment, and I will add your name (and your organization
> if applicable/desired). Thank you, and a happy new year to all!
>
> My draft comment is attached (and I hope it goes through!)
>
> Cheers
> Mary
>
>
>
>
> Mary W S Wong
> Professor of Law
> Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
> Chair, Graduate IP Programs
> UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW
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> Concord, NH 03301
> USA
> Email: mary.wong at law.unh.edu
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>
>
>
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