Re: [atlarge-discuss] Challenge from Ross Rader

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

At 06:02 p.m. 22/08/2002 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> From Ross Rader's byte.org blog:
>
> "I asked the question a week ago, but still don't "get" the answers. A few
> people included me in a thread going on over on the at-large discussion list
> regarding what the arguments for and against individual participation in
> ICANN actually are. The answers coming back weren't all that convincing - all
> I managed to take away was that users are entitled to a seat because they use
> the system. Not terribly convincing. Convince me."
Ross,

Imagine for a moment that you are not a registrar, but a registrant.

Then read you own Tucows DN registration contract or the contract of any 
other registrar.
Do you not think you would have written that contract a litte differently 
if you were the Representative of the Registrants, authorised to negotiate 
such a Registrar contract on behalf of the registrants?
How about clauses that allow deletions at the registrar's sole discretion? 
Liability exclusions for gross neglect?

I may be able to convince you as an Individual, but in this debate you are 
a Registrar, the *other* contracting party.
Of course the Registration industry cannot be "convinced" that  unilateral 
contracts of adhesion with captive customers are not a great idea.
I'm afraid more than convincing is needed.

--Joop


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