[At-Large] [governance] Fall ICANN meeting in Cairo - Rights discussion off the agenda ... ?

[John Levine]

> Correct me if i'm wrong, has anyone @ ALAC mentioned that issues of 
> freedom of expression, censorship and internet freedom ARE of concern to 
> ICANN.

The question is not whether they're of concern, the question is whether 
they're relevant, which in general they're not.  ICANN runs the top level 
of the DNS and the IP allocations, not the whole Net.

I'm sure many people at ICANN are concerned about clean drinking water, 
too.  I know I am.

R's,
John