RE: [ga] Would Michael Palage care to answer this one?
Title: Help Mr.
Henderson:
Which
"one" would you like me to answer?
I have
worked with Mr. Hendeles and his companies in the past, although I have not
received any compensation (consulting fees, salary, etc) from Mr. Hendeles
or his companies in over two years since the submission of ICM Registry's
proposal. I believe the randomized round-round mechanism used by both
Afilias (Sunrise, Land Rush and Land Rush 2) and NeuStar (Class IIB)
to be legal and one of several equitable ways to reallocate domain
names.
Take
the time and read ICM Registry's proposal. You will see that it proposes a
different allocation scheme, one which I also believe to be legal and equitable.
Based
upon my involvement with the ICANN Registrar Constituency I have learned that no
two registrar business models are a like. One of the reasons that ICANN was
created was to create competition at the registrar and registry level. As
to your open ended question about what is fair and what is not, I respectfully
choose not to step into that morass.
I am
sure as a father you have had your three girls say to you daddy that is not
fair. My three year old son has done the same on many occasions. When I was
growing up my dad told me on many occasions that life was not fair. As an
engineering undergrad I remember one exam where after four pages of complex
mathematical calculations, I transposed a number. I received zero points for the
problem despite clearly understanding the concept and the method to solve the
problem. When I went to the professor to seek partial credit for my work, he
told me that engineering is an exact science. If I was to build a bridge and
make the same mistake would I receive partial credit for the people that died
when the bridge collapsed.
After
practicing as an engineer for a number of years, I found it challenging to
switch gears from an exact science such as engineering to law which was not so
exact, at least US common law. The challenge of equitably reallocating domain
names either at the launch of the registry or in connection with deleting domain
name is not easy. Every approach has pros and cons. There is no one right answer
that I am aware of. Therefore, I believe that registries and registrars should
be allowed to allocate names in any manner which does not violate the law.
Best
regards,
Michael D. Palage
P.S.
These are my personal view points and do not necessarily reflect the position of
any client(s).
P.P.S
Please be advised that I do have business relationship with various UK entities,
and that I consider your posting to this list to be made in the
UK.
P.P.P.S I will be spending the rest of the day with my son watching
the American football playoff, so I will not have the time to engage in any
further dialog, cheers.
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