Re: [ga] Draft Resolution

[Kendall Dawson <kendall@obs-us.com>]

At 06:20 PM 3/17/01 +1300, DPF wrote:

>My draft is below.  It is just my draft and maximum feedback is
>encouraged.  Hopefully we can sort the wording out within 3 days or so
>and then see how many people we can sign up to support it.

Hi David,

I think that this is an excellent first draft. You have summed up the 
objections to the proposed agreement quite clearly.
There are only I few minor things that I would change:

>DRAFT RESOLUTION  [ cut ]
>
>The GA opposes the proposed changes because we believe they will not
>benefit the Internet Community as a whole, as specified in Article 4
>of the ICANN Articles of Association.

should this say "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION" instead?

>Specific concerns the general assembly has regarding the proposed
>contract are:
>
>- The possibility of a change to the status of *.org registration

I would stress this point more strongly. This is one of the key issues that 
is upsetting the community as a whole. It is not just a "possibility" -- it 
is more like an implication. Since the Board has not come out and clearly 
stated that they would not retroactively modify the TLD, most people assume 
it will be changed.  Maybe it would be a good idea to point out that NSI 
has been encouraging people to by .ORG domains for years. To change the 
rules and make a switch from an open to a restricted TLD at this point 
would never work.

>- The non-transparent process used to negotiate these agreements which
>are then presented as not negotiable to the ICANN Board and DNSO

There are quite a few strongly-worded quotes from Board and NC members to 
back this up. Maybe it would be a more powerful statement if we used some?

Best Regards,

Kendall

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