Can we think of a specific example of "prohibition on regulation of services that use the Internet’s unique identifiers or the content that they carry"? Aren't they talking about "hands off the Internet" laws? And, saying, regardless, ICANN must regulate? j On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Mueller, Milton L < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I was reading the CCWG proposal and had one of those WTF moments…. > > > > Can someone who was in Paris or who was more involved in CCWG tell me what > this means: > > > > “The CCWG-Accountability …concluded that the prohibition on regulation of > services that use the Internet’s unique identifiers or the content that > > they carry or provide does not act as a restraint on ICANN’s contracting > authority.” > > > > WHAT??? > > > > Since ICANN regulates by contracts with registries and registrars, the > prohibition on regulation of services that use the Internet’s unique > identifiers or the content that they carry or provide had bloody well > better limit ICANN’s ability to regulate services and content via > contracts, otherwise it doesn’t prohibit anything. Am I missing something > here? > > > > Dr. Milton L. Mueller > > Professor, School of Public Policy > > Georgia Institute of Technology > > > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -