Re: [alac] FYI - Twomy speech to WGIG

["Roberto Gaetano" <alac_liaison@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, this has never been (at least for the period I have been serving as 
Liaison) on the table for discussion internally in the Board.
However, I personally don't see any problems in principle: OTOH, there might 
be an advantage. Governments think that they rule everything and everybody 
"by default", which gives the psychological attitude that they can overrule 
any ICANN decision (which they can in fact do, but only limited to their own 
individual jurisdiction, ad by and large governments have not grasped fully 
the implication of globalization in terms of jurisdiction - see, for 
instance, the French government vs. Yahoo for the advertisement of nazi 
material).
If they are in the Board, the perception will be different: they are part of 
the decision.
Anyway, the devil will be, as usual, in the details, and that is one more 
reason to have a wide consultation.
Regards,
Roberto GAETANO
ALAC
ICANN BoD Liaison




> From: "Vittorio Bertola" <vb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Bret Fausett" <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: "Denise Michel" <michel@xxxxxxxxx>,        "At-Large Advisory 
> Committee" <alac@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [alac] FYI - Twomy speech to WGIG
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:54:48 +0200 (CEST)
>
> On Mer, 15 Giugno 2005 21:46, Bret Fausett disse:
> >  > ICANN is now offering Board seats to governments.
> >
> > "Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no official of a
> > national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or
> > other agreement between national governments may serve as a Director."
> > http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-08apr05.htm#VI-4
>
> Of course, a senior ICANN officer said "it will take some time, since we
> will need to edit the Bylaws, but..." :-)
>
> Also, some I* people in the room noted that there has not been apparent
> consultation on this, but I don't think that Twomey would make such a
> statement in a public and formal occasion without being sure that he can
> afford to do so.
> --
> vb.               [Vittorio Bertola - v.bertola [a] bertola.eu.org]<------
> http://bertola.eu.org/  <- Vecchio sito, nuovo toblòg...

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