Ominous update on the IANA transition

[Edward Morris]

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Paul Rosenzweig <
paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:

> Isn’t the real problem here that there is no way of knowing, ex ante,
> whether the mechanisms will actually work?  I have spent a lot of time on
> the IRP and if it works as I hope it will, it would be a strong bulwark
> against mission creep – but what if it doesn’t?
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> Part of me wants to say that the formal transition should be delayed 5
> years until ICANN has lived under an implemented transition system and has
> adequate experience.  I fear, however, that such a solution is untenable,
> politically and practically.  We must, I think, take a leap (of faith?) …
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> Paul,

Agreed. It really is a crap shoot of sorts. The current accountability
mechanisms actually look pretty good on paper - assuming good will on the
part of all parties. What we're trying to do now is acknowledge that self
interest often trumps good will and put in more defined and specified
procedures with a number of cross checks. Will it work? As you point out,
no one knows - which is why I find the power of the derivative lawsuit
contained in the statutory membership model so attractive. If all else
fails that should give individual SOs/ACs a shot at righting a wronged
ship. Will it work? I guess that would be my leap of faith. I'm not sure
I'm willing to take that leap without that final judicial option.

Ed
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