[NA-Discuss] Forward motion on the Egyptian Internet shutdown

[Beau Brendler]

yes, that was my point -- not that cutting off access is a regional problem, but rather wanting NA to avoid looking unduly paternal

-----Original Message-----
>From: Marc Rotenberg <rotenberg at epic.org>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2011 10:30 AM
>To: Beau Brendler <beaubrendler at earthlink.net>
>Cc: Thomas Lowenhaupt <toml at communisphere.com>, Gareth Shearman <shearman at victoria.tc.ca>, NA Discuss <na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Forward motion on the Egyptian Internet shutdown
>
>I take Beau's point to be that it would be better if the statement
>emerged from the RALO closest to the immediate problem.
>But in some respects that could also lead to further politicization.
>And the relevance for NA-RALO is clear -- one of key cyber security
>proposals before the US Congress is the creation of an "Internet kill 
>switch."
>
>This is why we should try to generalize: cutting off access to the
>Internet  is not simply a regional problem.
>
>Marc.
>
>
>On Jan 31, 2011, at 8:42 AM, Beau Brendler wrote:
>
>> OK, since this discussion took place on the NA list, help me with the next step, if there is one.
>> 
>> Is the consensus that NA should draft a short statement? I would urge against it. Though I personally believe something should be said, it is for ALAC to make the move, and leadership of AF-RALO should take the lead -- and whether that means creating a statement, or urging ICANN as an organization to do something should also be specified.
>> 
>> So the choices are:
>> 
>> a) Make a short NA statement.
>> b) Make no NA statement but vociferously tell the ALAC to make a statement and/or advise ICANN to do so.
>> c) What?
>> 
>> Beau
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Thomas Lowenhaupt <toml at communisphere.com>
>>> Sent: Jan 31, 2011 12:36 AM
>>> To: Gareth Shearman <shearman at victoria.tc.ca>
>>> Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown
>>> 
>>> +1
>>> 
>>> On 1/31/2011 12:32 AM, Gareth Shearman wrote:
>>>> + 1
>>>> 
>>>> Gareth
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 2011-01-30, at 8:45 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Well then we disagree.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For the more we discuss it, the more convinced I become that ICANN should make a statement declaring, at the very least, this sort of behavior to be incompatible with the well being of the Internet and contrary to international covenants related to freedom of information.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If ICANN is going to have credibility in its role as a steward of the Internet, it must not let this pass uncommented.  If it does, then it will share responsibility for all future such action by virtue of its silence.
>>>>> 
>>>>> John, I thank you for helping me see the issue more clearly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> a.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 30 Jan 2011, at 23:30, John R. Levine wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> But certainly I think ICANN can describe what sorts of behavior is and is not appropriate and certainly I think that allocation policy can look at taking such behaviors into account.
>>>>>> I am unalterably opposed to any proposal in which ICANN would purport to tell any government what to do.  That just makes us look silly.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It's not like the Egyptian government is unaware of what they've done, after all.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
>>>>>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly
>>>>>> 
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