[ALAC] IANA Transition

[Eduardo Diaz]

@Carlton:

So what are you saying? That the IANA transition might get stopped?

-ed

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 5:17 PM Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Other than their assertion that the stability and proper functioning of
> their websites is under threat, what is interesting to note are the
> particulars of claim:  a violation of the First Amendment, the Property
> Clause of U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
>
> These fellas are loaded for bear! The plaintiffs used language from the
> 2012 IANA contract as evidence the USG has a property interest; see P.6 of
> the pleading. And used the threat from NTIA of a non-renewal of the 2012
> IANA Contract as evidence that ICANN would be a bad steward, undermining
> 'predictability, certainty'. They would not wish to do away with the
> 'protections' that come from a federal steward against 'unchecked' control
> of ICANN, who they say have a 'documented history of ignoring or operating
> outside of its governing bylaws'.
>
> They also forum-shopped; some who watch these things say quite a few of
> the judges in the Southern District of Texas are reliably anti-[Obama]
> Administration.
>
> -Carlton
>
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> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Or maybe not -
>> https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/Net_Complaint_-_FILED.pdf.
>> Four states sue to halt transition...
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> At 28/09/2016 11:48 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>>
>>> According to reports, both the US House of Representatives and Senate
>>> have passed the Continuing Resolution funding the US government for the
>>> period starting October 1 through early December WITHOUT any rider
>>> restricting the IANA transition.
>>>
>>> The implication is that the IANA Contract with the NTIA will lapse, the
>>> new ICANN Bylaws will be in effect and the stewardship transition will be a
>>> done-deal.
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>
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