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<li><span>I do not believe that my position with Dot
Hip Hop, LLC as its Chief Legal Officer and
owner of a small minority interest of the
company presents a conflict. I was put in those
positions (especially the ODP Liaison) because
of my knowledge, skill, and experience with the
PDP for the next round. (Dot Hip Hop, LLC was
in the 2012 round). One other note, I did not
update my Statement of Interest because I was
waiting for the actual approval of the
assignment request before disclosing. Since Dot
Hip Hop, LLC is a shell entity without any
assets until ICANN approves the assignment, I
didn’t disclose. ICANN was supposed to have
approved the Assignment request in October and
if they had met their own deadline, I would have
disclosed my position prior to getting those
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<p>As I said, this is really funny .. you need to disclose not after
your commercial interests are served, but even as you begin to
pursue those commercial interests which have a nexus with any
public interest position you have or are seeking .. In the public
sector, you'd have not just been dismissed, but subject to further
serious inquiries and possibly penalties. <br>
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<li><span>I have committed to performing those roles
with independence, openness an transparency and
believe that I have done that to date. If
anyone believes otherwise, I would be happy to
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<p>This you know is an absolutely meaningless statement in this
context.. a red herring that no one is taken in by.</p>
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<li><span>and if required, would step down. I am
not being paid by anyone in serving in these
leadership roles and do them both on a volunteer
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Again, a red herring vis a vis the issue of not disclosing conflict
of interest when it was due for disclosure. <br>
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<li><span> I like to serve the ICANN Community and
would like to continue to make it a better
place. But, it is volunteer work that I would
give up if anyone honestly believes there is a
conflict. If you have any concerns, let me
know. I truly am an open book. I think at one
time ICANN called me a “Bad M$#%F#$%” because I
tell everyone exactly what is on my mind. I
dont believe in secrets (unless required by law
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<p>It is absolutely astonishing that someone who doesnt make due
disclosure of conflict of interest to public interest governance
bodies directly related to commerical interests that one is
actively pursuing is actually able to declare that he doesnt
believe in secrets. <br>
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<p>And ah yes, you said if someone believes there is a conflict of
interest -- let me be direct - yes, I believe there is a huge and
unsustainable conflict in interest Let me know your response to
this. <br>
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<p>Though , not to be too harsh on you, it this airy, poorly
conceived multistakeholderist governance that creates the
conditions for such things, and maybe to that extent any
particular individuals is less to blame.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I must also answer a direct question you asked this
group -- Yes, I full oppose ICANN being vindictive with someone
who has used its accountability mechanisms. Happy to support you
on that procedural front.</p>
<p>Best, parminder <br>
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style="font-size:inherit">LOL on 4 months vs 4
years. THe average turnaround time for an
assignment request for the big players is less
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<div style="direction:ltr">Jeffrey J. Neuman</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">Founder & CEO</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">JJN Solutions, LLC</div>
<div style="direction:ltr"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com">Jeff@JJNSolutions.com</a></div>
<div style="direction:ltr">+1.202.549.5079</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [At-Large] ICANN Accountability
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<div class="PlainText">On 30/12/2021 17:46, Jeff Neuman
via At-Large wrote:<br>
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I have no opinion on this matter but have a few newbie
questions:<br>
<br>
1. Based on <a href="https://icannwiki.org/.hiphop"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://icannwiki.org/.hiphop</a>
- what is the issue with
<br>
.hiphop?<br>
2. Based on <br>
<a
href="https://www.jjnsolutions.com/post/jeffrey-j-neuman-appointed-to-internet-leadership-positions-at-icann-72"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.jjnsolutions.com/post/jeffrey-j-neuman-appointed-to-internet-leadership-positions-at-icann-72</a>
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isn't it a conflict of interest on your part?<br>
3. Based on <br>
<a
href="https://circleid.com/posts/20211230-icannas-accountability-mechanisms-in-name-only"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://circleid.com/posts/20211230-icannas-accountability-mechanisms-in-name-only</a>
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you state "following ICANN staff inaction (for its
over four-month <br>
delay) of its Assignment Request for the .hiphop
Registry Agreement." - <br>
based on my experience with ICANN processes, a 4 month
delay is a mere <br>
second in ICANN time. I would start complaining only
after 4 years.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Hank<br>
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NB The opinions or lack of opinions expressed above
are solely my own<br>
<br>
> All,<br>
><br>
> I thought this was important enough of an issue
to be discussed and I <br>
> am happy to answer any questions you may have.<br>
><br>
> Please <br>
>
seehttps://circleid.com/posts/20211230-icannas-accountability-mechanisms-in-name-only<br>
> <<a
href="https://circleid.com/posts/20211230-icannas-accountability-mechanisms-in-name-only"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://circleid.com/posts/20211230-icannas-accountability-mechanisms-in-name-only</a>>.
<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> This article covers ICANN’s taking retaliatory
action against a <br>
> company I am involved in for daring to use the
Reconsideration <br>
> Process. We alleged ICANN’s inaction was a
violation of the Bylaws <br>
> (and you can read about that separately).<br>
><br>
><br>
> What does ICANN do? It “pauses” its consideration
of what it has <br>
> failed to act on in retaliation against my
company thereby compounding <br>
> the original issue. In other words, we complained
ICANN was moving to <br>
> slow in our request for the assignment of a TLD
Agreement - and that <br>
> was a violation of the Bylaws. ICANN has
responded by stating that it <br>
> now needs to halt all consideration of the
assignment request because <br>
> we filed the Reconsideration Action in order to
investigate the basis <br>
> of our claims that it was moving too slow.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ———————<br>
><br>
><br>
> There will be a follow up post on why our initial
request for urgent <br>
> reconsideration was denied. In short, ICANN has
taken the position that:<br>
><br>
><br>
> A). Only ICANN Board Action can be challenged on
an Urgent Basis. <br>
> ICANN staff Action or inaction may not be.<br>
><br>
><br>
> B). And ICANN Board Inaction cannot be challenged
where the basis for <br>
> the “Inaction” is ICANN’s failure to pass a Board
Resolution. In other <br>
> words, if you are angry at the Board for not
passing a resolution, you <br>
> cannot file an urgent reconsideration
request…..why…..because in order <br>
> to have an urgent Reconsideration Request, there
needs to be an actual <br>
> Board Resolution. Thus, if the board fails to
pass a resolution, by <br>
> definition, there is no resolution on which to
basis the urgent action.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ————-<br>
><br>
> This case also covers ICANN’s misguided fight
against the blockchain. <br>
> Although the request to assign .hiphop has
nothing to do with the <br>
> blockchain, ICANN has decided (wrongfully) that
it does.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ——————<br>
><br>
><br>
> If you want to cover any of this in an open
session, I am more than <br>
> happy to discuss. I believe all of this should
be done in the open <br>
> and if ICANN Org is not going to be completely
open and transparent, <br>
> then there is no reason we cannot be.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Jeffrey J. Neuman<br>
> Founder & CEO<br>
> JJN Solutions, LLC<br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com">Jeff@JJNSolutions.com</a><br>
> +1.202.549.5079<br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="Http://www.jjnsolutions.com">Http://www.jjnsolutions.com</a><br>
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