Re: [wg-review] ccTLD SO

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 21:28:26 +1300, Joop wrote:

>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?

Most ccTLDS are organisations with members and in theory should
represent registrants.  Their duty under RFC1591 is to serve the
internet community.  There are no guarantees of course.

>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?

The bottom line with the ccTLDs is that ICANN needs them much more
than they need ICANN.  If some agreement is not reached with them,
then they will to go off and form their own peer organisation that
will run the ccTLDs and leave ICANN the gTLDS only to worry about.

This as I understand it is not a preferred option but certainly a
viable one.

DPF
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