RE: [wg-c] registry contracts

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

William,

It would be kind to all of us if you would re-post the pointers to the
report.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> William X. Walsh
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 5:07 PM
> To: Kent Crispin
> Cc: wg-c@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [wg-c] registry contracts
>
>
>
> On 21-Nov-99 Kent Crispin wrote:
> > Proof by appeal to authority?
> >
> > They know quite a bit about economics.  That does not mean
> they know
> > a lot about the Internet.  Nor does it mean that they are
> unbiased.
>
> So we have someone who knows about the Internet, but not
> about economics,
> saying one thing, and we have a panel of experts who KNOW
> economics (and
> from the report appeared to have expert consultants who know
> the Internet).
>
> Have you read the report details, Kent?  You really should,
> it isn't as
> uninformed as you think.  Remember, the FTC is uniquely
> involved in issues
> of commerce and antitrust.   They don't issue reports like
> that lightly,
> and indeed they do not have any particular axe to grind one way or the
> other.
>
> > Hal Varian, dean of the school of economics at Cal Berkely, has
> > studied this problem as well, and to him the obvious approach is
> > something like the Nominet model.
>
> One person who likes that approach and thinks it is the best
> model doesn't
> mean that you exclude all other models, Kent.
>
> > In particular, the FTC economists express a distressing lack of
> > understanding on the issue of the potential extent of the switching
> > costs involved.  That doesn't take a degree in economics to
> > notice...just familiarity with the Internet
>
> I think you overstate your case, Kent. And so far I haven't
> seen a SINGLE
> thing you have said that is based on reality.  The fact is
> that ICANN is
> expected to include provisions in their contracts that will limit the
> ability of registries to do exactly what you mention as the harm of
> for-profit registries, and I only have to assume that you use
> it to spread
> Fear amongst those who do not truly understand or have the
> time to spend
> to look at all the ins and outs.
>
> --
> William X. Walsh - DSo Internet Services
> Email: william@dso.net  Fax:(209) 671-7934
>