Re: [ga] Re: Some issues raised by today's FTC action

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

Danny this is good,  but way too simplistic on such a complex matter.

Now assume ICANN embraces that they are a regulatory body (something I doubt
Louis and Andrew would dare do). Then USG regs own them.  Assume they are a Quasi
governmental body, oh then we own them.
Assume they are what they are, a failed decertified for public good non-profit,
in otherwords in de jour, defunct.

Now you go get your IRS, FCC, FTC and DoC boys & girls and put their collective
feet to the fire.  Something will have to give. Salaries are now suspect.  How
can you take a salary from what you know is a defunct not - for - profit. We are
at the point where registrars who pay are defrauding their customers.

This part of the ruling in this matter is regulatory dictum and almost completely
irrelevant, it is like musings of a very old man.  We have not even seen the
exhaustion of administrative remedies yet so it is very non binding.

Walk, don't run my friend!

Eric

DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:

> Eric,
>
> The FTC has taken action predicated on their belief that consumer fraud is
> indicated if attempts are made to register domains that are not "readily
> accessible".
>
> Several ICANN accredited registrars continue to market internationalized
> domain names and special symbol domain names which are not yet and may not be
> fully functional on the Internet and cannot be used for Email Services or any
> other DNS related activity.
>
> I view such marketing efforts as fraudulent to the same degree as the FTC
> views the .usa marketing efforts as fraudulent.  The only difference in my
> mind is that the former is illegitimately "sanctified" by being a part of an
> "experimental test-bed" operated by ICANN registries and registrars, while
> the latter was sanctioned since it was operated by a non-ICANN-accredited
> experimental registry.  Both produce the same results, profits for the
> "producer community" while consumers are given a product of negligible value.
>
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