[Chapter-delegates] Appointment of former MPAA CTO Paul Brigner as North American Regional Director of Internet Society

Wed Mar 21 10:41:36 PDT 2012

+1 to both Alejandro and Maureen.

Let's trust the process Walda outline and give Mr Brigner an
opportunity to prove himself to ISOC North America, and indeed, the
wider ISOC community.

Having considered his Profile and the supportive comments on this
list, I am certain that his expertise and most recent experiences will
be of great value to the Internet Society and more specifically, we
should take good advantage of his insider knowledge.

Rgds,

Tracy Hackshaw
Internet Society Trinidad & Tobago Chapter

On 3/21/12, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard at oyster.net.ck> wrote:
> Well said Alejandro. I agree. ISOC will have given full due diligence to
> this appointment and from the comments of people who know Paul Brigner, he
> has a lot to offer ISOC and has obviously done so in the past. I think we
> should move on and work on the more positive aspects of our recent gathering
> in San Jose. I enjoyed meeting so many of you and being able to put faces to
> the names in this list, and I look forward to our continued and interesting
> dialogues.
>
> Maureen
> PICISOC
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Alejandro
> Pisanty
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012 6:21 a.m.
> To: David Vyorst
> Cc: Chapter Delegates; ISOCNY BOD
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Appointment of former MPAA CTO Paul Brigner
> as North American Regional Director of Internet Society
>
> David, Walda, all,
>
> the beauty of this is that we can find out quickly the reasons to worry and
> the reasons to not.
>
> Many of us face daily, inch-by-inch attempts by the industry of which the
> MPAA is a visible face to eviscerate the heart of the Internet. Those of us
> who live in capital cities - some of you in DC, others around the world
> - face a constant suspicion of getting too cozy or at least into a Stockholm
> syndrome by coexistence with lobbies and the powers of government.
>
> So a little sunlight hurts nobody, and it's heartening to see the level of
> vigilance and attention we all give to events like this designation. ISOC HQ
> and Board (Jason) should be proud. North-American chapters will provide the
> litmus test most acutely.
>
> And, that said, let's get the relation with the chapters right. My view is
> that the order is being reversed, and that we should go first through the
> pending - and possibly ongoing - Bylaw revision, then to the LoA. And in the
> meantime, continue having a high-level discussion of the relationship, of
> which one event was the meeting in Costa Rica last week. With ratified good
> faith and collaboration taking place we should be able to have an active,
> lively relationship to discuss and not only its formalities.
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
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> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, David Vyorst wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:07:44 -0600
>> From: David Vyorst <dvyorst at gmail.com>
>> To: David Solomonoff <president at isoc-ny.org>
>> Cc: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>,
>>     ISOCNY BOD <bod at isoc-ny.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Appointment of former MPAA CTO Paul
> Brigner
>>     as North American Regional Director of Internet Society
>>
>> David,
>> Paul has worked with and supported our chapter since I've been
>> involved, and I can assure you that he will be a great regional
>> director. SOPA is dead. Let's call off the witch-hunt. Paul was
>> working hard to bring the motion picture industry around to a
>> realistic viewpoint. Keep in mind that Paul left the MPAA to join
>> ISOC. Before he was at the MPAA, he was our chapter's verizon contact,
>> and as such provided incredible support for our efforts. Even while at
>> the MPAA he spoke on two panels for our chapter. Our chapter has grown
>> by working with the Internet Tech, Policy, and Social Media
>> communities in DC. Paul has a lot to contribute to helping us, and all
>> chapters continue to connect with key communities. I urge you to trust me
> on this and give Paul a chance.
>>
>> And I look forward to our chapters doing big things together.
>>
>> dv
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM, David Solomonoff
> <president at isoc-ny.org>wrote:
>>
>>> I am profoundly disturbed by the appointment of Paul Brigner as North
>>> American Regional Director of the Internet Society.
>>>
>>> In his previous position as Chief Technology Officer at the Motion
>>> Picture Association of America (MPAA) he worked for the passage of PIPA
> and SOPA.
>>>
>>> His blog posts are here: http://blog.mpaa.org/BlogOS/**
>>> author/Paul-Brigner.aspx<http://blog.mpaa.org/BlogOS/author/Paul-Brig
>>> ner.aspx>
>>>
>>> These bills allowed for the arbitrary shutdown of allegedly
>>> infringing websites without due process and the potential disruption
>>> of the open Internet. And the ways in which the MPAA and other
>>> industry groups maneuvered behind the scenes to pressure legislators
>>> are why many citizens have become embittered and cynical about the
>>> political process in this country.
>>>
>>> The New York Chapter has succeeded by working over a period of many
>>> years to build relationships with the Free/Open Source and Free
>>> Culture communities, local tech industry associations, the startup
>>> community as well as advocates for open government.
>>>
>>> The effective endorsement of MPAA policy positions by the Internet
>>> Society with the appointment of Brigner threatens to poison those
>>> relationships and severely damage the good name of the Internet Society.
>>>
>>> I respectfully request that you reconsider the appointment of Paul
>>> Brigner as North American Regional Director of the Internet Society.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> --
>>> David Solomonoff, President
>>> Internet Society of New York
>>> president at isoc-ny.org
>>> isoc-ny.org
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>>
>>
>> --
>> David Vyorst
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>>
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>>
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