All,
I can’t help feel that prop-050, in its raw form and
even with the prop-072 addition (071 is fine), are akin to the NZ Copyright
Act – Section 92A. Now that it is in law, everyone is screaming “what
the hell... this should have never been brought in to begin with” and now they
are trying to fix it... people are withdrawing from the working groups and
getting all stressed about it.
I feel that is what will happen is 050/072 get into
policy. And if APNIC happily introduces flawed policy, or
institutionalises these backdoors, I shall have to feel obliged and recommend
that people make use of them. This isn’t me being a trouble maker... it
will just be me demonstrating cause and effect. If people insist on
bringing something like this in, I see no alternative other than to
demonstrate the repercussions of the decisions - forcing them to be closed....
what else should one do?
This is actually very similar to what the ATO do in
Australia. If they find something ambiguous in Tax law. Sometimes
they will approach you, tell you they are going to go after you... at the same
time telling you that they actually agree with you, but the law isn’t
clear. They will then offer to fund your legal case so you can take them
to court so they can get a ruling which clarifies things for them. This
is far cheaper than having too many people confused.
For those who don’t know me... I’m not one for
sitting in the shadows or being a wall flower... and I don’t do so well with
backchannel politics. If I see something wrong, I will shout it from the
rooftops. Sorry in advance for any sensitivities I may offend – it is nothing
personal.
Btw... this is the comment period... what now? What
is the next step after the RFC period finishes? Who decides on
what?
Also... I’ve heard a couple of mutterings about
‘outsiders’ being told to butt out and keep quiet... and were also some
comments akin to this on the discussion day. Are there restrictions on
who can participate in this discussion?
...Skeeve
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