Re: [ga] GA position on Verisign contract

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law <froomkin@law.miami.edu>
On Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:29 AM (AEST)


> If we are counting noses, I guess I should say that I see no point at all
> in changing charters for any TLD at the moment.  I can certainly see why
> someone might wish to create new ones with more carefully defined and/or
> policed charters.

The best way to do that is on a national basis as the laws differ from country
to country.  That is why Australia has the 2LD .org.au which is strongly policed
locally.  In the US they can use .org.us if they want.  Or create a new TLD like
.asn (association) etc.

If you are going to change the charter for .org, you should do it for .com also
and make sure that the registrant is a registered commercial organisation.  That
would slow down the boom in dorcom sales and hurt Verisign in the financial back
pocket.

Best regards
Patrick Corliss



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