[council] Proposed NC resolution on reform - 2
Proposed NC resolution (2)
1. Whereas the ICANN Evolution and Reform Committee (ERC) has
published its second implementation report http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/second-implementation-report-02sep02.htm
2. Whereas the basis for stakeholder representation in ICANN
SOs to date has been to give equal votes to each affected stakeholder
constituency;
3. Whereas the report suggests a significant change in the
voting balance of ICANN stakeholders to be represented in the new Generic Name
Supporting Organisation (GNSO) council whereby it gives twice as many votes to
the two stakeholders who have contracts with ICANN (gTLD registries and
registrars);
4. Whereas the reasoning behind this shift of power is to achieve a balance
between contract parties and users;
5. Whereas such a balance only makes sense once competition in domain name
registration is as near perfect as ICANN can reasonably achieve;
6. Whereas ICANN has not yet achieved full competition in the supply of
gTLD registry services;
7. Whereas there remain problems of competitive restrictive practices in
the context of name transfers within the registrar community;
The NC therefore resolves that:
any variation from the principle of equal stakeholder constituency
representation and votes in the proposed GNSO council is unacceptable.
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