Richard J. Sexton wrote:
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> >From: Hans Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > CYBER-FEDERALIST No. 7 November 16, 2000
> >
> > ICANN AT LARGE MEMBERS LAUNCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE
> >The ICC will promote and facilitate user participation in ICANN by Internet
> >users from around the globe.
The participation of users in ICANN, an organization committed to
blocking their interests in the Internet, is no different from
employees
joining a company union.
> >The ICC is intended to help the membership
> >develop a collective voice with which to speak out on issues.
This may be its intention, but its effect is to legitimize the
anti-user policies of ICANN by the adhesion of users whose interests
are being undermined.
> >A high priority issue for the At Large membership is the "Clean Sheet"
> >study proposed by the Board at their July meeting in Yokohama. At that
> >time, the At Large Membership had not yet even been constituted. Yet the
> >study's mandate is to reconsider the very existence of the At Large
> >membership -- a prospect that seems at odds with the remarkable success of
> >the At Large elections in which some 158,000 users participated. The ICC
> >will be working with members to help articulate the member perspective on
> >this study.
Yes, the "clean slate" bylaw is invidious to the existence of an
@large membership. But even without the clean slate study, no @large
member of ICANN enjoys the legal status of a member in the
corporation. This is clearly spelled out now in ICANN's bylaws.
And these are not the sole anti-user bylaws, not by a long shot. The
bylaws referring to a DNSO having one out of seven constituencies
for non-commercial users, when the White Paper creating ICANN as
well as congressional testimony by the DOC contractor, Becky Burr,
clearly give users a 50% stake in the DNSO, are equally insidious,
as are all other bylaws disenfranchising Internet users from
Internet governance.
> >Another issue for the ICC is the legal status of the ICANN membership. At
> >Large Members need to fully understand the rights and responsibilities
> >should accompany membership.
There are no rights to @large membership. The @large members are not
legally members of ICANN, according to ICANN's bylaws. They have no
rights. They cannot remove directors, they cannot vote on policy
decisions, they cannot even demand to see an accounting of the
corporation's finances. @large membership is a fraud, cleverly
created by Touton and company to keep Internet users from having any
authority in governance.
> >"The ICC is committed to constructive engagement with the existing Board,"
> >said Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, professor at the University of Aarhus.
"ICANN
> >processes have sometimes been contentious, but with this important step
> >forward in the implementation of the At Large membership, there is a
> >renewed willingness to work together for effective problem-solving."
This man is either deluded, or he is another in the army of ICANN
apologists attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of the users.
Michael Sondow
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