The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) has expressed support for the IANA
Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) proposal on
Intellectual Property (IP), but is worried over its implementation, reports ITRealms.
ICANN board of directors’ chairman, Dr.
Steve Crocker made this known in a formal statement sighted by ITRealms at the
weekend, saying that although ICANN
supports ICG proposal and the underlying proposals from Community Working Group
(CWG), Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) and IANAPLAN, its
focus would be on the implementation processes.
For Dr. Crocker, the ICANN Board believes
that for stability and pragmatic operational reasons, the IANA Functions
Operator must have operational control over the IANA.ORG domain.
He explained that during the
transition, ICANN is prepared to transfer full ownership of the IANA-related
trademarks to a neutral third party mutually agreed among the operational
communities with the understanding that ICANN, as the current IANA Functions
Operator, will be granted license to those trademarks and ICANN will maintain operational
control of the IANA.ORG domain
for as long as ICANN remains the IANA Functions Operator.
“If the transfer during the
transition affects the timeline, we advise delay until after the transition,”
he said.
Stressing that in that event ICANN is
ready to hold the IPR as interim measure but commits to transfer it within 120
days after the neutral third party is identified by the operational
communities.
ICANN therefore believes this
position of the board is neutral and in the public interest, as the board
expects comments from the Internet community.
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