<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Jul 15, 2018, 10:54 PM  <<a href="mailto:bzs@theworld.com">bzs@theworld.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Besides perhaps philosophy a salient reason ICANN doesn't want to<br>
appear to be a regulator is because it's potentially a huge job with<br>
no apparent income stream. How could they possibly fund such an<br>
activity? It could cost billions.</blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Not necessarily.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> It would involve the resolution of<br>
the laws and mores of 200 countries.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">With its GAC, it may not turn out to be as complicated.</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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And of course opening themselves up to criticism and worse --<br>
lawsuits, govt action -- for doing it badly or even just singular<br>
errors.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The jurisdiction debate in CCWG A had a focus on geography. If it had focused on the costs and complexities instead, we would have progressed towards a solution that would eventually take away this concern about the threat and cost of lawsuits as well.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sivasubramanian M</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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