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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Completely agree with Farzaneh and Corwin here. This is more than just a 2-letter ccTLD issue, it is an issue fundamental to the accountability reforms. When
we (NCSG) want a policy change or to advance a new policy, we are constantly told that we must work hard to get consensus and/or a certain number of votes. Unfortunately, the GAC-board relationship has always provided a channel through which the legitimate
policy development process can be bypassed based on private deals and political bargaining between ICANN staff/board and a special interest group. This has to stop! It’s extremely corrosive of the integrity of ICANN process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If GAC has not offered consensus advice, it creates no obligation whatsoever to compromise; indeed, it is not even “advice” in the bylaw meaning. This is a fact.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dr. Milton L Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://spp.gatech.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">School of Public Policy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Georgia Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://internetgovernance.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://internetgovernance.org/</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>farzaneh badii<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Fw: [Internet Policy] The 2-Character Answer to this GAC Advice Should be "No"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hi Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I raised the 2-character issue and GAC involvement during our meeting with Markus in Copenhagen. The short answer was (my interpretation): we have to compromise. I had previously raised the
2-character issue in a blog post and mentioned that GAC advice was not consensus advice. Why is the Board acting upon it? Every time we raise some issue either we are told we don't know anything about the process (which I have educated myself on this to know)
and that we have to compromise. I think arguing "we have to compromise" can lead to what Phil says: "Continuing down this dangerous path may provide governments with far more leverage over ICANN policy decisions"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: [Internet Policy] The 2-Character Answer to this GAC Advice Should be "No"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Local Time: May 16, 2017 3:43 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From: <a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" target="_blank">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To: ISOC policy List <<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I have just published a new article regarding current ICANN
developments between the Board and GAC. It can be found at <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170516_the_2_character_answer_to_this_gac_advice_should_be_no/" target="_blank">
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170516_the_2_character_answer_to_this_gac_advice_should_be_no/</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Here’s the introduction—</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><i><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Overview:</span></u></i></span><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
ICANN’s GAC has reacted to the ICANN Board’s November 2016 decision to authorize the release of two-character domains at new gTLDs with advice to the Board that does not have true consensus backing from GAC members and that relates to procedure, not policy.
The Board’s proper response should be to just say no, stick to its decision and advise the GAC that it will not consider such advice.</span></i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Instead, the Board has, against the preliminary advice of
the policy-making GNSO Council, initiated discussions with aggrieved GAC members that may reopen its decision. Continuing down this dangerous path may provide governments with far more leverage over ICANN policy decisions than was ever envisioned or intended
by the long debated and carefully crafted new Bylaws language addressing the Board’s responsibility to give attention to GAC advice.</span></i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m-7879110373969898612size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I hope you find it of interest and welcome any feedback.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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