Re: [wg-review] ccTLD SO

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

At 20:00 17/03/01 +1300, DPF wrote:
>On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 01:38:56 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Peter,
>>
>>In other words, as an SO, the ccTLD SO would
>>appoint 3 Directors to the BoD 
>
>Which is 3 out of what would be 21 Directors in exchange for funding
>one third of ICANN's costs.
>

I have heard this argument many times and in spite of the greatest sympathy
that I have for Peter Dengate-Thrush's stance, unless it results in
permanent actual support for the Individual registrants on the Board, I am
not happy with it from the registrants p.o.v.

When NSI was at odds with the interim Board, they also embraced the
Individuals' cause. 
When the deal with ICANN was signed, it was over.

As soon as the ccTLD's make their peace with ICANN, will they still support
their registrants' interests?

The ccTLD's, like all the other TLD registries, collect their money (some
of which they pay towards the ICANN busget) from the registrants.

Why should the tax collectors get such a much bigger say than the taxpayers?

--joop
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