Re: [icann-eu] Does the ICANN legally exist (this is not a joke)?

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Peter and all,

Peter de Blanc wrote:

> Roland:
>
> We (ccTLD) know we could build such a service. However, most of us want to
> fully explore the ICANN possibilities, and the ICANN manifesto, as
> originally stated.

  Unfortunately the "ICANN manifesto" is a moving goal post...

>
>
> Speaking personally, I am not ready to give up on ICANN.

 That's good Peter.  It seems that ICANN is counting on the ccTLD's
in a big ($$) way as well! >;)  And this of course will get bigger, next
year if not next quarter...

>
>
> peter de Blanc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roeland Meyer [mailto:rmeyer@mhsc.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 12:15 AM
> To: 'Harald Alvestrand'; Peter de Blanc; icann-europe@fitug.de
> Subject: RE: [icann-eu] Does the ICANN legally exist (this is not a
> joke)?
>
> > From: Harald Alvestrand [mailto:Harald@Alvestrand.no]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 12:52 PM
> >
> > At 00:11 08/12/2000 -0400, Peter de Blanc wrote:
> > >Just to set the record straight, I am not in favor of
> > "handing over ICANN to
> > >the ccTLDs
> > >  and gTLDs"
> > >
> > >I am in favor of equal representation by various
> > "stakeholders" as the
> > >original ICANN plan and philosophy.
> >
> > at the moment the parties selected because of interest in DNS
> > matters have
> > 1/6 of the board members, equal to the parties selected
> > because of address
> > matters and the parties selected because of protocol matters.
>
> This division may make sense to some. But, it is a workers taxonomy. It is
> fine for dividing up available work. It is NOT appropriate for equity-share.
>
> > These three together have equal representation with the
> > people intended to
> > be selected based on "the public interest" (or something like that).
>
> > The ccTLDs have equal representation with the six other recognized
> > constituencies within the DNSO.
>
> Representation within the DNSO is meaningless. The other six constituencies
> weren't asked to cough up the tab expected from the ccTLDs. Proportionally,
> the representation doesn't match the amount expected. As we ask in American
> business, "where is the value?"
>
> For about a $2M investment, the ccTLDs can build their own root-service and
> only have to deal with each other. For less than that, they can invest in
> equity-share, with VC investment, for a generalized root-service of their
> own, for which they can share in the profits as well.
>
> --
> ROELAND M.J. MEYER
> Managing Director
> Morgan Hill Software Company, Inc.
> TEL: +001 925 373 3954
> FAX: +001 925 373 9781
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