RE: [council] About my question...
I have forwarded the question to Barbara Simons for her response, and will post
her response to the council list.
Regards,
Bruce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neuman, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:26 AM
> To: 'Milton Mueller'; gpineiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: council@xxxxxxxx
> 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@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:09 PM
> To: gpineiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: council@xxxxxxxx
> 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 Piñeiro <gpineiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 ;-)
>