Re: Re[2]: [ga] Task Force appointees

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

on 10/16/01 6:29 PM, William X Walsh at william@userfriendly.com wrote:

>> I strongly object to the appointment of William Walsh in this position. He
>> advocates only American Registrar views, vehemently objecting to any
>> requests to consider the difficulties of non-US Registrars, and Registrants
>> in general.
> 
> My letter on this subject to ICANN had signatures from NUMEROUS
> European and even Asian ISPs.

The justification for your appointment was on the basis of a "passionate
interest in Registrant rights". Your passionate interest is in US ISP
rights. This is not a criticism, it's an observation.
> 
<personal insult deleted>.
> 
>> He sees no need to consider, let alone, comply with EU laws to
>> which EU Registrars and Registrants are subject and he advocates that ICANN
>> should refuse to do business with all foreign Registrars that will not
>> comply with American ways of doing business.
> 
> None of which has anything to do with the DOMAIN TRANSFER ISSUE.

Demonstrates attitude. The role requires advocay of more than just US
interests. 
> 
>> We need a person who will fight
>> for removal of the bankrupcy clause from the Registrar transfer Agreement,
> 
> No, we need someone who will focus on the REAL issue right now, which
> has nothing to do with that clause.

Incorrect. Part of the REAL problem is that this brand new autonack policy
can be stalled in a heartbeat by invoking an unworkeable bankrupcy clause
that serves NO purpose. How can the Gaining Registrar enforce the transfer
of my domain after the Losing Registrar informs them that they haven't got
the results of a bankrupcy search back? It is only possible to do a
bankrupcy search within the US system and there is NO WAY that clause can be
applied internationally. I want to see the autonack policy work,  but I do
not support:-

1. racial discrimination
2. breaching an individual's legal rights
3. creating loopholes to perpetuate the very problem you seek to overcome in
the first place. 

Whoever represents the GA on this TF should be willing to work with us on
this one. There is a REAL difference between what is important to Registrars
and what is important to Registrars. They have a constituency to air their
views. We do not.
> 
<more personal insults deleted>

Regards,
Joanna

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