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

Wed Mar 21 11:07:27 PDT 2012

I join my fellow ISOC-DC activist David Vyorst and others objecting to the sort of pre-judgement evidenced by some in this email thread. Paul is an excellent appointment and is part of ISOC's now working hard to create a partnership with the Chapters. 

Paul believes in the Chapters and will be an asset as we move forward. 

John More
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On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:41 PM, "Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google" <tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> +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-----
>> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
>> [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
>> 
>> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  .
>>      Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
>> UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
>> 
>> Tels. +52-(1)-55-5105-6044, +52-(1)-55-5418-3732
>> 
>> *Mi blog/My blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com *LinkedIn profile:
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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
>>> Co-Founder, Relay Station Social Media
>>> 
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