Re: [ga] 305 Voters

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

Ladi and all assembly members,

  I know our members {INEGroup] have done some of what Ladi is suggesting
here.  I think her ideas are good ones as do a large number of our members
and other associated organizations with our group.  I would suggest
that the NC take this up in Stockholm, but I doubt it will get much
consideration as the DNSO is short on budget as well as having
problems with determining where that budget comes from and how
it is generated.  Therefore it is really the DNSO GA assembly members
responsibility with our own resources to "Get the Word Out" to
the stakeholders.  We [INEGroup] do some of this through our
my posts and receiving posts from this ML as they are reposted
to our internal ML's.

Ladi wrote:

> Just a few random ideas on my way out the door (and some of these are
> entirely selfish because I'm tired of getting funny looks from my
> friends when I tell them to find a good international copyright lawyer
> before selling their desirable domain name to someone in Europe who
> emailed them randomly):
>
> -Encourage those under UDRP or other actions against their domain names
> to not only post cease-and-desist letters or UDRP texts (and many do
> that at least), but also information about *who* WIPO is, links to
> similar cases, commentary, etc. Perhaps an "information packet" can be
> prepared to help domain owners put something like this up.
>
> -Create an easily findable list of domain resources (with real-world
> contacts where possible/necessary) -- people who are knowledgeable and
> have the expertise to deal with selling domains properly and responding
> to UDRP. Consider a mailing list or better yet, an online forum/bulletin
> board for these people to post questions and experiences without being
> afraid of jumping into a political flamewar.
>
> -Along with the above, create a website that simply explains the
> process, how it is used, where domain owners should watch out if they
> are considering selling their domain, etc. Simple language and
> explanations should go without saying.
>
> -Issue statements about/against major UDRP decisions that impact many
> internet users. The recent ruling against Aimster could have been (and
> still can be) a rallying point for younger people who use(d) Aimster and
> related services. Even the Harry Potter decisions are a great starting
> point for dialogue and for public outreach: "Hey...UDRP *can* be good --
> let's remind everyone how and why and while we have their attention,
> what *is* bad about it and how they can act."
>
> -Instead of focusing entirely on domain policy, align with other related
> issues on the internet such as general copyright concerns -- the people
> who spend time teaching users that copying that really cool picture from
> a website and using it on their small business site could be helpful to
> us (and us to them) in terms of reaching a wider audience.
>
> ~Ladi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce James [mailto:bmj@keyname.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 8:41 AM
> To: Ladi; 'ga@DNSO.org'
> Subject: Re: [ga] 305 Voters
>
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> Thank you for pointing out our failure. I agree, we do need more input
> from more people of the Internet. This list is made up of *old timers*,
> who date back to the early days of the Internet. (and before) Things
> really have changed, in Internet time.
>
> Most of todays users don't know and/or don't care about the Who, How or
> Why the Internet wroks. All they really care about is that it works.
>
> Would you please help us by giving us your ideas on how we can reach the
> real users of the Internet in a more simple language than we use here?
> We do need more Outreach!
>
> Regards,
> /Bruce
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ladi" <dnso@ladi.net>
> To: "'ga@DNSO.org'" <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: May 27, 2001 07:17
> Subject: RE: [ga] 305 Voters
>
> As one quite possibly speaking for my age group/generation, I don't find
> it very hard to believe that nobody in the 18-21 (give or take) bracket
> seems very interested in entering and dealing with such a highly
> politicized area whose importance seems rather limited and where petty
> rivalries seem to the be the rule.
>
> My suggestion is to find a way to make domain policy in general a much
> more important issue to the minds of the general non-technical,
> non-policy-minded public. Most people I've talked to my age (and older)
> could not tell you what UDRP is, who ICANN is, the difference between
> registry and registrars, etc. Start changing that and you might start
> seeing more people interested enough to participate in domain policy
> discussions and actions.
>
> ~Ladi
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org] On Behalf Of William
> S. Lovell
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 5:19 AM
> To: ga@DNSO.org
> Subject: [ga] 305 Voters
>
> Interesting who one sees there and who one does not.
> Some people post but don't vote; quite a few more
> vote but we never see them post. 305 people speaking
> for millions. Amazing!
>
> Is it possible that the purported lack of any "bottom up" operation by
> ICANN might arise because it has almost no "bottom?"
>
> Bill Lovell
>
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Regards,

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