<div dir="auto">Dear Olivier:<div dir="auto">When Macron framed the European view on IG as opposed to both the "California" and "Chinese models, I read that as the French way of saying a pox on both houses. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Then he went on to appropriate much of the NetMundial agenda and made the IGF first among equals of the I* entities, to me the European view is settled: regulation under the multilateral umbrella with Europe and surrogates in defining roles. (Maybe a European Under Sec Gen for IGF).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Not surprised at all. The aporoach seems to me simply follow the food chain and pass it thru the folks - registries, registrars and domainers - that depend on ICANN.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Match point and game.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto">-Carlton</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 12:08 am Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Dear Carlton,<br>
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<div class="m_-3979232089101111605moz-cite-prefix">On 17/11/2018 23:28, Carlton Samuels
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couldn't make this up as a racket- a perfect one! - and remain
at large, pun intended. Just wish I was hip to it before now.</div>
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I have heard this accusation from ICANN critics for many years and
personally do not subscribe to describe it in such a way.<br>
However, in recent times, including speaking to Global IGF and UK
IGF participants who were not involved in ICANN, it appears that
following President Macron's call for more regulation, many European
stakeholders are saying that if ICANN is unable to assume regulation
of Registry and Registrar contracts in order to protect consumers,
European countries should introduce local legislation to regulate
the industry. Sad as it may be, not many people trust ICANN to do
anything and more and more consumers consider regulation as a good
thing.<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
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Olivier<br>
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