[Fwd: key impressions and points from Geneva from ifwp-law] (fwd)

[bmanning@ISI.EDU]

> From: mueller <mueller@syr.edu>
> To: apple@apnic.net
> Subject: [Fwd: key impressions and points from Geneva from ifwp-law]
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> Apple members:
> The message below outlines what is going to be one of the major issues
> that will have to be worked out in Singapore.
> 
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 15:52:21 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Patrick Greenwell <patrick@namesecure.com>
> Reply-To: Patrick Greenwell <patrick@namesecure.com>
> To: Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com>
> cc: Tony Rutkowski <amr@netmagic.com>, Eric Weisberg <weisberg@texoma.net>,
>         discussion-draft@giaw.org
> Subject: Re: key impressions and points from Geneva from ifwp-law
> Sender: owner-discussion-draft@giaw.org
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> On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Karl Auerbach wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > The reports reflect a group of people advocating:
> > > 
> > > 1) An Address Council consisting only of the 
> > >    regional registries, with the possibility
> > >    of other "bodies" being added later.
> > 
> > Any thoughts that those who consume address space, ISPs, organizations, 
> > and companies might have a valid reason to be on an address council?
> 
> The issue of the composition of both the IP address councils and Protocol
> councils are extremely troubling at present. 
> 
> There was a private meeting held prior to the Sunday sessions by the three
> RIRs to come to find points of consensus among them. One of the points of
> consensus that was reached is that the they (the RIRs) and they alone
> should constitute the IP address council. Pindar Wong presented this view
> in the Sunday morning general session. To say that I was more than a
> little concerned is a severe understatement. I had originally planned to
> attend the session on Domain Name and trademark issues. The above
> sentiment changed my plans. 


	There are existing delegations that are roughly of the same magnitude
	as those delegations given to the existant RIRs. Should these entities
	be given representation on any addressing council that might be formed?



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--bill