----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:38
AM
Subject: RE: [ga] FW: Comment from the
gTLD Registry Constituency
Peter,
>Why shouldn't the structure require the ccTLD registries to sit
around the table with the user community? >Why shouldn't the ccSO
have constituencies representing the user community?
See my previous/concurrent post -
We do sit around the table with our user communtiy -at home, which is
the equivalent to the DNSO -the place where policy for the particular registry
is made. As trade mark law is entirely domestic (including the adoption
and implementation of international treaty law) there is no point in
attempting to deal with trade mark issues, for example, except at
home.
>It seems to be that both gTLD and ccTLD registries and registrars
can benefit with interaction with the user community. But we shouldn't
assume that the only way to do that is within the ICANN
structure.
Agreed - which is why the cctlds have the most comprehensive outreach
and liaison programme of any group in the ICANN fold -bar
none.
Regards
Peter
Dengate Thrush
Senior Vice Chair
Asia Pacific TLD
Association
ccAdcom Meeting Chair