Re: [ga] Contract Verisign / ICANN and statuschange of dot org fromunrestricted to restricted

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Eric and all remaining assembly members,

Eric Dierker wrote:

> Whether or not the exactness of this statement is one hundred percent accurate
> (i.e. we have guidelines for examiners here not law for registries) this concept
> is too often ignored and lends to much of the wasted fighting over consensus.

  Agreed to a point.  Consensus can only accurately be determined
by a VOTING.  No other way is accurate or should be used as a
decision making tool...

>  I
> do not believe the U.S. Gov. is so lame they just look at finished work but rather
> at the whole process.

  I am not so sure that I would agree with this.  Historically the USG
has NOT been this reasonable in some instances.  This much is pretty
much commonly excepted.

> These lists are their free consultants. They can especially
> use these lists to test political winds and support for things such as monopolies.

  Agreed.  But do they, are they, or will they, in this instance?  I think the
decision has for the most part already been made.  .ORG WILL have it's
registration policy changed dramatically.  Some if not quite a few .ORG
Domain Name holders will loose their domain names eventually as a result
of this policy change.  Same is true for .NET.  And this would not seem to
be in line with the current "Consensus" opinion of the participating
stakeholder community.

>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> > Bruce and all remaining assembly members,
> >
> > Remember, ICANN is supposed to ADVISE DOC/NTIA on these matters....
> > This is what and why ICANN was formed.
> >
> > This could result in a policy change from DOC/NTIA regarding .ORG
> > and .NET, should DOC/NTIA consider the ICANN BoD's recommendation
> > superior to the predominance of the stakeholders as a whole....
> >
> > Bruce James wrote:
> >
> > > ICANNs attempt to change the status of dot org runs "against" the current
> > > dot
> > > org definition by the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
> > >
> > > UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
> > > Patent and Trademark Office
> > > OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS
> > > 2900 Crystal Drive
> > > Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513
> > >
> > > EXAMINATION GUIDE NO. 2-99
> > >
> > > September 29, 1999
> > >
> > > (...)
> > >
> > > .com         commercial, for profit organizations
> > > .edu         4 year, degree granting colleges/universities
> > > .gov         U.S. federal government agencies
> > > .int            international organizations
> > > .mil           U.S. military organizations, even if located outside the U.S.
> > > .net           network infrastructure machines and organizations
> > > .org           miscellaneous, usually non-profit organizations and
> > > "individuals"
> > >
> > > See:
> > > http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/notices/guide299.htm
> > >
> > > / Bruce
> > >
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Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 118k members strong!)
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
Contact Number:  972-447-1800 x1894 or 214-244-4827
Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208


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