Re: [ICANN-EU] US Government's ultimate control.

[jeanette@medea.wz-berlin.de]

Hi, Alf & everybody

sorry for being  dumb. The subtlety of your proposal had escaped 
me. Now I agree with you, Alf. This sounds like a clever move. 

jeanette


> > This is indeed a good question as the USG's dormant authority
> > includes ICANN too. Frankly, I am at a loss for a good answer.
> > Thanks to the USG's intervention in the international consensus-
> > building process preceding the formation of ICANN, there are at
> > present no self-governing structures ready to take over the root zone
> > file. This doesn't mean though that they couldn't be formed should the
> > USG ever be willing to hand over it's authority. This I fear will never
> > happen, and be it only for domestic policy reasons.

> Exactly, and that is why I proposed in my furst message ("Statement no.
> one") that the ICANN Board should take an action and develop a concrete
> plan for when, how and to whom this transition should take place.
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
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