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RE: [ga] Time to regulate the Re-Sellers
Why are there ICANN accredited registars? Does this mere fact not make
ICANN a bit responsible for what those registrars do? After all, it is a
regulated market...
Marc
On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, at 14:57 [=GMT-0400], Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> It seems to me that there is a principle that could reasonably be applied
> here: If there are already mechanisms in place with various jurisdictions
> around the world to deal with particular issues, then it is unnecessary for
> ICANN to duplicate the associated functions. For example, I believe that
> most jurisdictions have anti-trust laws and agencies to enforce those, so it
> is unnecessary for ICANN to get involved in anti-trust issues. Similarly, I
> believe that there are consumer protection mechanisms already in place in
> most major regions of the world, so it is unnecessary for ICANN to get
> involved in consumer protection.
>
> Therefore, I agree with Michael that the "appropriate place to complain is
> the regulatory authorities in the home of the offender" and not ICANN.
>
> Chuck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law
> > [mailto:froomkin@law.miami.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 1:09 PM
> > To: DannyYounger@cs.com
> > Cc: ga@dnso.org
> > Subject: Re: [ga] Time to regulate the Re-Sellers
> >
> >
> > Sure, and while we are regulating people, let's regulate
> > fraudulent web
> > pages, all spammers (they use the dns, don't they), and blasphemers.
> >
> > In other words, NO THANKS. This is not ICANN's mission. It is not a
> > technical issue AT ALL -- it's a commercial/regulatory issue and the
> > appropriate place to complain is the regulatory authorities
> > in the home of
> > the offender.
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> >
> > > The following post has appeared on the registrars list:
> > >
> > > A Registrar (most probably a reseller of ICANN accredited
> > Registrar) caused
> > > one of the most severe massive SPAMs we have ever seen. It
> > goes by those two
> > > names.
> > >
> > > http://www.affordable-domains.com
> > > http://www.renewmydomains.com
> > >
> > > it took our mail server down for couple of hours today.
> > For those who are
> > > curious, two SPAM messages are attached below. (see
> > >
> > http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/registrars/Arc01/msg02287.html
> > for details).
> > > If one of our Resellers would do this we would terminate them.
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > A subsequent post to the registrar's list
> > >
> > http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/registrars/Arc01/msg02289.html
> > revealed that
> > > the reseller operates on behalf of SRSPlus... a Verisign company.
> > >
> > > In my opinion, it is time to regulate the re-seller
> > community to the same
> > > degree that we regulate the activities of registrars. If
> > registrars take no
> > > action to police their own industry, and if they are not
> > held accountable for
> > > the actions of their re-sellers, then this industry is
> > surely begging for the
> > > same type of governmental intervention that impacted the
> > telecommunications
> > > industry.
> > >
> > > I, for one, do not seek an enhanced role for governments.
> > It is ICANN's
> > > responsibility to manage the Domain Name system. Resellers
> > acting as loose
> > > cannons do not serve this industry well, and should be
> > brought under control.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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