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Re: [wg-c] Position paper: Commentary on three points.
At 09:01 AM 10/15/1999 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:
>On Fri, Oct 15, 1999 at 11:09:51AM -0400, Joseph Friedman wrote:
> > I would like to comment on three (separate but somewhat related) points.
>
>I agree with all your points, except:
>
> > 2) ICANN as registry.
>
>ICANN is prohibited from being a registry, either in the bylaws or
>in one of the agreements with the USG (I forget exactly where).
It says in the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and the U.S.
Government: <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/icann-memorandum.htm>
D. Prohibitions.
1. ICANN shall not act as a domain name Registry or Registrar or IP Address
Registry in competition with entities affected by the plan developed under
this Agreement.
I don't think that registries are competing with each other (in the sense
that registrars are.) Running a registry of a specific TLD is a function
only one entity can perform. There can be no competition in this
arena. So I don't believe it would be in violation of this agreement. But
I can foresee others who would disagree with this interpretation (and argue
that it would compete with other registries.)
Is this agreement set in stone where it can never be modified?
--Joseph