Re: [ga] NC BS

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>]

I cannot but read this as an attempt to twist words.

As has been abundently clear in this thread, all domain name holders are
substantially impacted by ICANN policies, not least the UDRP.  This makes
them 'stakeholders'.  All of them.

On Fri, 17 May 2002, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> Joop, thank you for your comments. Are you saying that the majority of individuals currently wishing to be engaged in ICANN and outside of the constituency structure are not consumers but:
> 
> "producers of content, directly related to their Domain" ...with a subsequent "highly personal interest in a NAME, an identifier of themselves or their on-line business".
> 
> In other words such individuals are typically unincorporated businesses (profit or not for profit), sharing a lot of common interest with the business constituency or non-comms, but are today unable to join the BC or non-coms because they choose to trade as individuals rather than be incorporated as SMEs or organisations ?
> 
> If yes this perspective, and therefore the way we incorporate these stakeholders, is important. What helps is to differentiate the interests of individuals as providers from individuals as users. 
> 
> Philip
> 
> 
> 

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