Joly

I think you're confused about the same thing I was confused about earlier.  There seems to be provision for ICANN, with community input, to "fire" IANA and find someone else to perform the functions that IANA will be performing - but there doesn't seem to be provision for the reverse (i.e. for IANA to find a different partner to perform the policy-making functions ICANN will be performing).  Not quite sure why that is, as in my view the ability to change partners should be symmetrical -
David

At 03:19 PM 5/8/2015, Joly MacFie wrote:

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 6:26 PM, Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
If there is separability, then the moment IANA stops doing what it is supposed to do one can fire the operator and find someone who will conform to the contract and implement the community-based policies.


​You mean ICANN? Or am I missing something?
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​CW's point is that, if separate, what's to stop anyone with a billion dollars ​hijacking it for their own agenda?  Presumably the ICANN board is assumed to be harder to hijack because of established accountability checks and balances. Why duplicate all that?  Just asking.

Also, why is the IAB not a good candidate?

j



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