[ga] Re: Controversy arises over .name contract

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

Anupam and all,

  I agree with you in this regard.  It seems that the majority of the ICANN
BoD, without the benefit of the full 9 @large BoD members is attempting
to subvert the DNS to special interests.

Anupam Chander wrote:

> This kind of possibility explains why each of the applicants for a new TLD
> was willing to pony up $50,000 for the possibility of gaining a TLD
> franchise.  And it shows that the strong support for rapid expansion of TLDs
> expressed by many members of our constituency only plays into the hands of a
> few corporate enterprises, who will suddenly be able to gain tremendously
> valuable assets with little competition, effort, or value creation.
>
> Anupam Chander
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ncdnhc-discuss@lyris.isoc.org
> [mailto:owner-ncdnhc-discuss@lyris.isoc.org]On Behalf Of Chris Chiu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 12:33 PM
> To: Ncdnhc-Discuss@Lyris. Isoc. Org (E-mail)
> Subject: Controversy arises over .name contract
>
> The draft .name between ICANN and the Global Name Registry has come under
> fire. Under the proposed contract, GNR essentially would have exclusive
> control over all second-level domains (e.g. "lee.name") as well as an
> "E-mail Forwarding Service" to "allow a user to have an email address of the
> type firstname@lastname.name" (such as "john@lee.name" or "bill@lee.name").
> These details have infuriated several ICANN Directors, including Amadeu
> Abril i Abril, who charged that the arrangement would allow GNR to setup an
> "unnecessary and unacceptable new monopoly service" by constraining
> individuals (particularly those with the same last names) "to use the same
> email provider, the same email servers: the registry's."
>
> See
> http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
>
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
> American Civil Liberties Union

Regards,
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