ICANN on the panix.com theft

Sun Mar 27 21:28:24 UTC 2005

Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
> 
I said:
> > I also don't see any discussion on what ICANN was during during the
.................................................oops doing during
> > hijack situation; maybe I missed that part.
> 
> i dont believe this is icanns responsibility.. it is however their 
> responsibility to ensure proper registry procedures are put in place to prevent 
> this kind of occurance and provide emergency procedures for reversals when 
> problems such as suspected hijacks are encountered.

We could get clear off-scale on the OffTopic alarm really fast;
so I'll leave this by saying: 

a) Exactly what's ICANN function/purpose/jurisdiction is an
Interesting Question, suited for long debate...elsewhere.

b) Direct mandated responsibility is only one motivator. "It's
not my job, man..." is a narrow way to accomplish anything,
no matter what the goal.

c) I was merely pointing out the ICANN report might have left some
things out. Say, when did what ICANN official learn of the hijack,
and what if anything did {s}he do & when? [i.e call anyone else,
notify X, etc...]

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