RE: [ga] FW: UPDATE: ICANN-Yokohama Remote Participation Details

["JB" <info@bwp.net>]

I'm just coming to this discussion, but since it is open, I'll contribute My
2 Cents.

Sandy Harris has very eloquently hit the nail on the head. I've reading the
icann and dnso websites and listening here for a week and it is obvious that
self interest and greed has clouded the issues.

It's time to stop mucking around and get on with the business of serving the
net and it's citizens. ICANN will NEVER be able to solve/prevent trademark
disputes.

Getting new TLD's into cirrculation and giving individual domain owners a
say in the process should have been done two years ago.

Sincerly,

John Burden




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From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Sandy
Harris
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 9:36 AM
To: ga@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [ga] FW: UPDATE: ICANN-Yokohama Remote Participation
Details


"William X. Walsh" wrote:

I won't comment on the rest of the arguments; I don't know enough.
But this demands comment:

> Jon could ask for whatever he wanted, he had no authority.  Bottom
> line, its been proven by history, end of story.

Something is getting seriously muddled here. Of course Postel had
the authority. He ran IANA, and had near-universal respect, earned
by years of excellent work.

It is an open question at this point whether ICANN is ever going
to earn anything like that level of respect.

Methinks they could make a good start with some obvious moves.

     Create a consituency for individual domain owners.
       Ideally, it should have more votes or influence than either
       gov't or industry.

     Get some new TLDs into service quickly.
       Ideally, at least a dozen this year.

     Drop the silly notion of DNS enforcing trademark claims.

     Make it abundantly clear that NSI and other contractors
       who may run some services do not own those services or
       any of the related data.

In general, make it clear that ICANN sees its role as running
a public service for the net.
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