[ga] Re: Open Letter to Mr Jeff Neuman from The Internet Challenge

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

Dear Jeff and Vint

You can't do the work I choose to do without going down some wrong roads and
having to turn back. I've had a response from Ted Cucci as follows:

"Richard, he must have registered it through us the normal way. We did not
submit any applications for the .biz Group 2B domains. We did not have an
online form for these names but rather our regular search box was up for all
extensions. Should you need anything else let me know.

Ted Cucci
Ex. V.P. Operations/Co-Founder"

I apologise to Ted for troubling him. This is a simple explanation, and
they're the best!

Meanwhile: Can I ask you a troubling question I have concerning the whole
principle of a "business only" registry and how it's policed. If it's left
to a few people to challenge occasional domains through the stipulated
processes, then the majority of domain sales for profit will slip through
the net, and before you know it, the whole .biz system will be up for sale
over the Internet wherever domains are sold.

An example of the ambiguities:

Take Richard Wilson, whose Resource Marketing company offers Domain
Speculation as its main business. You can see it at:
www.DomainsInvest.net where he explains that his company specialises in
buying domains to re-sell at a profit.

Using a variety of registrars, Richard Wilson obtained 344 names in the .biz
Group 2B, registered to Resource marketing.

What is the position with a company like that? It's almost impossible to
police the Internet or stop him from violating the .biz rules (if he chooses
to do do).

Was the establishment of Challenge procedures an adequate way of policing
the system, or was the idea of a "business only" TLD a fallcy from the
start?

Not easy questions I know!

Richard


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Henderson <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
To: Neuman, Jeff <Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us>; vint cerf
<vinton.g.cerf@wcom.com>; Legal-NeuLevel <Legal@Neulevel.Biz>
Cc: <halloran@icann.org>; <jeff@air-speed.com>; <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>;
<DEvans@doc.gov>; <ksmith@ntia.doc.gov>; <krose@ntia.doc.gov>; Karl Auerbach
<karl@cavebear.com>; Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>;
<lsuzukamo@pioneerpress.com>; <gtld@gtldregistries.org>; <ga@dnso.org>;
<council@dnso.org>; <jarcher@registrationtek.com>; <aspaces@powerup.com.au>;
<sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>; <conno001@maroon.tc.umn.edu>; <lynn@icann.org>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: Open Letter to Mr Jeff Neuman from The Internet Challenge


> Dear Jeff and Vint (and all)
>
> This is a copy of an email sent to ItsYourDomain.com this afternoon.
Perhaps
> you could find out the relevant information, Jeff. Surely it can't be
right
> for a Registrar to be accredited for the 2B process simply to submit ONE
> name? First of all, I would seek clarification that this did, indeed, take
> place.
>
> "Please could you assist me. I am a member of the ICANN AtLarge group and
I
> am investigating the applications made by all Registrars in the .biz Group
> 2B names release.
>
> I believe that ItsYourDomain.com only obtained ONE registration (compared
to
> an average of 600 per Registrar) and I'd appreciate it if you could
explain
> (a) whether you had an online application process for the general public
to
> apply for .biz Group 2B; and (b) whether you did indeed only submit ONE
> application, which was for John Ferneborg (execsearch.biz)?
>
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
> Richard Henderson"
>
> Is ICANN satisfied to have constructed a system which appears to offer
> special opportunities (effectively queue-jumping) to a privileged few,
while
> excluding members from the public from parts of the process. Is this fair
> and equitable? Is this in line with ICANN's mandate to ensure the fair
> distribution of domain names?
>
> Richard
>

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