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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Milton, <br>
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I purposefully used "product" since the mantra within ICANN is
that being a "<i>regulator and coordinator of the global DNS</i>"
means that it is not engaged in product production. On the point,
as the issues around gTLDs get more intense the old saying "<i>If
i</i><span class="st"><i>t</i><em> walks like a duck, quacks
like a duck, looks like a duck,</em><i> it must be a duck" </i>will
become increasingly relevant. As for <i>the private nonprofit
corporate form insuring that it can transcend national
jurisdiction</i>, I leave that to coffee break discussion
within the legal profession, but I would not bet the farm on
that as insurance protection. <br>
<br>
Sam L.<br>
<br>
</span>On 30/03/2015 10:49 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:<br>
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<blockquote
cite="mid:d219d4ea4f9348308a55d0f437fa7fb9@EX13-MBX-13.ad.syr.edu"
type="cite"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ICANN
is not a corporation that produces a “product” – it is a
regulator and coordinator of the global DNS. It uses the
private nonprofit corporate form only so that it can transcend
national jurisdiction.</span></font></blockquote>
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