Re: [ICANN-EU] Re: Don't waste your endorsement

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On 11 Sep 2000, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:

> * Marc Schneiders wrote:
> >On 8 Sep 2000, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
> >> * Marc Schneiders wrote:
> >> > Maybe by introducing new gTLDs with the customary tax of $0.33 for each
> >> > domain? (Did you know about that by the way? Not many seem to do.)
> >> 
> >> I heard about such proposals but--as you can imagine--I was not able to
> >> follow all news (and olds) while laying down at doctor's couch. So I'm
> >> really proud of nearly dealing with all mail of the last weeks. If I missed
> >> some questions, please mail me.
> >
> >This is not a proposal. This is an existing tax.
> 
> No I found it, too.

You mean "Yes,..." I assume.

> >Did you not know where the Corporation you were running for, gets its
> >money from?
> 
> No, did you expect me reading all documents available? You are wrong.

I might have been wrong if I would have been expecting that. I did not. 
I was amazed that you did not know about the ICANN tax on
domains. Especially since you were so vocal against new gTLDs, which would
through the tax improve ICANNs financial position significantly.
So I do think, that you should have known about it, yes. Is that wrong?

> I read the most important ones, those defining the cooperation. it's history
> in short, and some critical dispute documents.

Yes, maybe ICANN does not communicate about the tax it levies very
much... It has been in the press recently though, when a substantive
number of ccTLD registries refused to pay it...

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