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Re: [ga] Draft Resolution
On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 02:25:49 -0500, Kendall wrote:
>>DRAFT RESOLUTION [ cut ]
>>
>>The GA opposes the proposed changes because we believe they will not
>>benefit the Internet Community as a whole, as specified in Article 4
>>of the ICANN Articles of Association.
>
>should this say "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION" instead?
Yes they should be. Used the NZ term automatically.
>>Specific concerns the general assembly has regarding the proposed
>>contract are:
>>
>>- The possibility of a change to the status of *.org registration
>
>I would stress this point more strongly. This is one of the key issues that
>is upsetting the community as a whole. It is not just a "possibility" -- it
>is more like an implication. Since the Board has not come out and clearly
>stated that they would not retroactively modify the TLD, most people assume
>it will be changed. Maybe it would be a good idea to point out that NSI
>has been encouraging people to by .ORG domains for years. To change the
>rules and make a switch from an open to a restricted TLD at this point
>would never work.
Yeah that is worth mentioning. I don't want to make this the *main*
point because that will allow the proponents of the deal to dismiss
the concerns too easily by saying this is a separate issue and can be
worked out regardless of contract changes. It is however clearly all
inter-connected.
>>- The non-transparent process used to negotiate these agreements which
>>are then presented as not negotiable to the ICANN Board and DNSO
>
>There are quite a few strongly-worded quotes from Board and NC members to
>back this up. Maybe it would be a more powerful statement if we used some?
Don't want to make it too long but sounds promising. Do you have
URLs?
Thanks for the feedback.
DPF
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