Re: [ga] New TLD White Paper released

[Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Doug Mehus wrote:

> Well said, Steve. I'm not a fan of ICANN either, but I strongly oppose alternate roots even more. They have no legitimate right to operate a domain name Registry, only ICANN does -- like it or not. Dr. Mueller's white paper gets my full support.

Can you provide us with supporting documentation of this right you think
ICANN has?

You'll find has has no rights - just claims and not much more.  And lets
not forget ICANN does not control the dns - that control resides with the
end users.  ICANN's current monopoly is not founded on law - it is founded
on user ignorance.

Of course user ignorance is changing - as users become more informed ICANN
loses market share - it evident to those who understand the situation.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29185.html


regards
joe baptista

Joe Baptista - only at www.baptista.god

     .scifi domain registration http://www.register.scifi

>
> Best,
> Doug
>
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> Doug Mehus
> dmehus@shaw.ca
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Heath" <Steven.Heath@Optimation.co.nz>
> To: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:55 PM
> Subject: RE: [ga] New TLD White Paper released
>
> If a person or company decides to enter a heavily controlled market and
> spend money so be it.
>
> It is called 'Business Risk'. No one said in business if you spend X you get
> X +15%.
>
> What right did these companies have to operate their own TLD's and/or
> alternative root(s)?
>
> None.
>
> They decided to do it. Now, one would hope they went in with their eyes wide
> open knowing
> that if they did not get 'access' to the 'master root' then they were sh*t
> out of luck.
>
> The thing I could never understand that if I did .money (or .web, or .store
> or .smallfurryanimal) what stopped others from also doing it? What if my
> .money was in New Zealand and the 'upstart' .money was in Spain?
>
> A gentlemen's agreement or would you use the courts to stop them?
>
> As far as I can see a number of companies rolled the dice and appeared to
> have lost...
>
> This has nothing to do with ICANN. It has all to do with companies rushing
> and doing things to try and gain a competitive advantage for their own gain.
>
> I am not a big fan of ICANN but whinging about them and saying 'but it's not
> fair' is worthless. Your right, it's not fair, but no one TOLD you to do
> this.
>
>
> Steven Heath
> .nz news & views
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