[At-Large] R: R: Is ICANN's oversight really moving away from the US government?

[Pranesh Prakash]

Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele at blacknight.com> [2016-04-26 
19:31:17 +0000]:
>
> On 26/04/2016, 20:19, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
>> In part, yes. Please look at the comments that CIS and other submitted
>> to this:
>> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/dns-underserved-2014-05-14-en
>
> Which bits specifically?

Those specific bits that make the case the ICANN policy is hindering 
growth of registries and registrars in "underserved" regions.

>> Some requirements imposed by ICANN have no relevance in a country like
>> India or Egypt.
>
> Then don’t use a gTLD domain name.

Does this discussion sound like a flippant joke, Michele? If so, my 
apologies, but I'm not laughing.

>> Where must arbitration under registry contracts with ICANN happen? Los
>> Angeles County.
>
> Unless you are a registry that has signed a contract with ICANN why does that matter?

I'm saying it matters for registries that have signed a contract with 
ICANN, or are considering doing so.

-- 
Pranesh Prakash
Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
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