[ICANN-EU] your position

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Alf,
I quote you in the IRC:

"Most of us know what a TLD manager is doing. Try to look
at ICANN as a root manager with similar things to do as a
TLD manager, just one level up".

I think I will not betray you is saying this is a good summary
of your "root-position", is n't it?

I would just like to quote the ICANN by-laws:

" The Corporation shall not act as a Domain Name System
   Registry or Registrar or Internet Protocol Address Registry
   in competition with entities affected by the policies of the
   Corporation."

" The Corporation shall not apply its standards, policies,
   procedures or practices inequitably or single out any particular
   party for disparate treatment unless justified by substantial
   and reasonable cause, such as the promotion of effective
   competition."

What you propose is to have the ICANN acting as a registrar
and a registry for TLDs as others do for SLDs. In so doing you
want to apply disparate treatments ... to limitate competition.
Any existing TLD is entitled to be part of the a-root provided
it technically works.

Should ICANN do its job as per its mandate, there would not
be alt.root since the alt.root TLDs would be part of the a-root
(.gnu documented the cost: $10) as the a-root is part of the
alt.root.

I just wanted you to note that your position calls for a revision
of the ICANN by laws.
Jefsey