Re: [ga] Re: At-Large Supporting Organization

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Karl and all assembly members, stakeholders or other interested parties,

  Thank you Karl for your frank and unwashed views and proper
observations here.  Indeed I am sure many others will find
them very interesting as well...  Many thanks again!  >;)

Karl Auerbach wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>
> > Thank you for the prompt response.  I am sure that you understand that an
> > Advisory Committee, while providing opportunities for participation...
>
> Were this a labor-relations context, ICANN's captive at-large games could
> possibly be construed as an "unfair labor practice" as defined by 29 USC
> 158(a)(2):
>
>         It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer -
>         ...
>         (2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or
>       administration of any labor organization or contribute financial
>       or other support to it...
>
> ICANN's attempts to create artificial substitutes for actual at-large
> bodies are very much akin to the egregious "company union" practices that
> were banned by the law mentioned above.
>
> Such "company unions" replaced the actuality of participation with
> company-run (analogous to ICANN-"coordinated") bodies.  It was no surprise
> that such company unions turned into toadies that slavishly followed the
> corporate diktat.  ICANN's sequence of AL*Cs is no different.
>
> > ...  Is there a particular reason why the Board is not amenable to such
> > representation for the At-large community?
>
> Oligarchies through the ages have almost always felt that their judgement
> was superior to that of the people who are affected by its decisions.
> ICANN is no exception - I have sat in ICANN meetings and listened again
> and again to expressions containing unmasked disdain and contempt for the
> ability of people to decide what is in their interest.  What I see and
> hear from the board in its private forums is quite different than the
> NewSpeak that comes forth from ICANN's organs of public "information."
>
> ICANN has a symbiotic relationship with those who provide it with money or
> support (the RIRs, the incumbants and aspirants of the DNS
> registry/registrar system, and intellectual property interests) and its
> law firm.  These bodies have a vested interest in an expansive ICANN.
> And ICANN has a vested interested in their continued good will.  The
> public is not allowed to be part of this equilibrium.
>
> In addition, my initial examination of ICANN's records shows an
> organization with a management system that is deeply flawed, with few
> competencies, and with weak conceptions of ethical and legal obligations.
> This makes ICANN highly susceptable to the influence of those upon whom it
> depends for money and political support.
>
> It is not surprising, therefore, that ICANN is so afraid, indeed
> terrified, of the light that would shine on it were the public to be
> truly empowered within ICANN.
>
> ICANN's purpose is to serve the public interest.  ICANN's repudiation of
> the principles of public accountability and public oversight are not
> consistent with that purpose.
>
>                 --karl--
>
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