RE: [council] About my question...

["Milton Mueller" <Mueller@syr.edu>]

The issue of a "minimal" vs. "maximal" ICANN is one that
goes well beyond any individual Board candidate and has been
debated in the community for some time. 

And don't worry, Jeff, I would never be so stupid as to run for 
Board, my stupidity only extends so far as the GNSO Council!

> From: Neuman, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Neuman@Neustar.us] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:26 AM
> To: 'Milton Mueller'; gpineiro@derecho.org.ar 
> Cc: council@dnso.org 
> Subject: RE: [council] About my question...
> 
> 
> With all due respect Milton, I would rather hear her answer 
> to this question
> rather than your own.  She can send the note to Glen, and 
> Glen can repost.
> This whole mention of "we" in the first sentence to me sounds 
> like you are
> both running for the Board.  
> 
> Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milton Mueller [mailto:Mueller@syr.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:09 PM
> To: gpineiro@derecho.org.ar 
> Cc: council@dnso.org 
> Subject: Re: [council] About my question...
> 
> 
> Gabriel:
> 
> I am not sure Barbara can get messages to this list,
> so I will answer.
> 
> By "minimum" policy making we mean that
> ICANN should stick to technical coordination as much as
> possible and avoid linking its control of Internet identifiers
> to other policy issues. 
> 
> For example, when ICANN imposes accuracy requirements
> on WHOIS records, it is not acting as a technical coordinator,
> it is trying to make life easier for trademark protectors.
> That may or may not be a worthwhile goal, but it goes far 
> beyond technical administration of the DNS and involves
> setting policy about privacy, intellectual property, and 
> law enforcement.
> 
> So, a "minimal" ICANN is one that focuses on 
> technical administration of names and numbers, 
> regardless of what happens in other domains,
> whereas a "maximum" ICANN is one that 
> uses its control of name and number management 
> to regulate user conduct, protect rights to names, 
> regulate registry prices, and so on. 
> 
> >>> Gabriel Piņeiro <gpineiro@derecho.org.ar> 03/11/03 01:59PM >>>
> Names Council Members:
> Hello! What I mean with "minimum" minutes ago is what Barbara 
> Simons mean
> with 
> "ICANN doing MINIMUM policy making" and what should it be 
> specificly that 
> "minimum policy making". Or at least that what's I understand 
> she said, I'm 
> not very used to this teleconferences yet (but don't worry, my 
> reading/writing skills are much better) Sorry for the 
> inconvinience to all 
> Council Members. Best wishes, Gabriel.
> 
> 
> Ps. Basicaly? I blame the languague barrier ;-)
>