Re: [ga] serious participation in ICANN processes

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Russ and all remaining assembly members,

Russ Smith wrote:

> >Once upon a time there was a company that had the complete monopoly
> >over the
> >generic TLDs, as Registry and as Registrar ;>).
> >It seems ages, but it was just a couple of years ago when five new
> >Registrars were allowed to compete with NSi at the Registrar level,
> >and just
> >few months ago the basis for the introduction of new generic TLDs has been
> >put.
>
> Hi Roberto,
>
> Registrar competition was put in place by the US Department of Commerce.
> According to ICANN's general counsel Loius Touton, ICANN is not responsible
> for any events prior to November 1999 when ICANN was officially put in place
> (http://www.icann.org/nsi/coopagmt-amend19-04nov99.htm).

  Well I think that this is a very loose interpretation on Louis's part.
He should know better.  ICANN inherited the the previous problems
as a matter of course really.  As a matter of law this could also be
argued, as Louis of course knows or should know....

>
>
> Mr. Touton told me that ICANN would not take any responsibility for
> assisting in clearing up the incident with Races.com
> (http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,32974,00.html) because it
> happened prior to ICANN's existence.

  Yes the Races.com situation was initiated before ICANN's existence
but is now on ICANN's watch so to speak.  This is just allot of BS'ing
on Louis's part again.

>
>
> I do not remember the exact date the shared registry system went into place
> but the amendment to the NSI cooperative agreement was in April 1999,
> several months before ICANN officially existed
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/amendment13.htm.

  Exactly why the previous Domain Disputes were at this point ICANN's
responsibility.  If you except the responsibility, that you have an
obligation to carry it out.  Seems like Louis, is trying to skirt that
obligation.  However I for one am not surprised.

>
>
> I guess you can say that some of the people who eventually formed ICANN were
> involved in registrar competition but, according to ICANN's general counsel,
> ICANN is not responsible for those events which took place prior to November
> 1999 even though Vint Cerf and ICANN made this claim in recent congressional
> testimonies.

  Well you see, which is it than?  Vint?

>
>
> To summarize, that one doesn't count.

  Well the ICANN BoD and General council thinks it doesn't anyway,
or shouldn't.  Others mileage may vary however....

>
>
> Russ Smith
> http://consumer.net
>
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