Re: [icann-eu] Does the ICANN legally exist (this is not a joke)?

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Dear Jeff,
Some additional responses:

At 21:10 07/12/00, you wrote:
Jefsey Morfin wrote:
>As a non-profit corporation I don't believe that in most countries the
>fact that ICANN doesn't really have a membership is relevant.

There is no other difference between a non profit and a profit organization
than the profits are distributed or not. The issue has to do with 
identification
of the human body-ies) behind the legal body in term of resposnibility.(who
to send to jail), taxes (who and how to tax); ownership (a trade mark own
by the ICANN may not be accepted), etc... There must be a "living hand'
homding the organization, not a 'dead hand'.

>You might also look into trade agreements with these respective countries
>as well.

True. This may also be considered in the responses I ask.

> > This means that the ccTLDs would form the ICANN/GA:
>   Why only ccTLD registries?  What about existing gTLD registries?

As said in another mail: typo, please rad cc/gTLDs. However the ccTLDs
are particulars.

> > With the following advantage for stability:
> > -  ccTLD management assignment would be protected: reassignment would
> > consist in GA voting the exclusion of a Member and accepting a new Member
> > with the approaval of its government (if a member of the GAC). A public and
> > a decision among peers.
>
>Too complex and is likely divisive.

1. complexity in case of dispute is what ccTLDs want to protect them
     simplicity if everyoine agree is also what they want (to resale their 
business)
2. cannot be divisive in establishing rules, nor in case of agreement of the
     concerned. ccTLD manager.
     the divisive it is otherwise, the more the ccTLDs are protected.

>DNS does not need an upgrade, technically speaking to incorporate
>other root structures, Jefsey.

AFAIK, root galaxies can be only 13 machines. The current galaxie
may supports the Web traffic with 8 machines in operation. But 10
of the machines are in the USA (1 one Japan, and 2 in noerthen Europe)
There should be one Galaxie per Area for network stability. I say that
the Cooperative model would permit to keep them under the SSRAC
umbrela and to increase the co-responsibility feeling between ccTLDs.

Regards
Jefsey