[ICANN-EU] ... and other candidates

[Christoph <cweber@dialup.nacamar.de>]

Hi,

Thilo Pfennig wrote:

> >From my point of view this is nothing in my considerations about which
> >candidate would be the best. I don't see any candidate at ICANN telling
> t>hem to leave...
> 
> What is important for me is that a candidate is able to block heavy
> interests of organizations like those of the EU- or US-Government to
> utilize ICANN in any kind of way! 

I have to admit that EU and US governemnts, though annyoing sometimes,
actually are my least worry.

The WIPO involvement is another thing. As well as IP lawyer
organizations.
And organized "direkt marketing" interests (aka corporate spammers).

I had some first hand dealing with the IP mafia in the past, in its 
incarnation German and European Patent office. I never saw such an
appaling mix of burocratic incompetence, open arrogance of power
and very obvious nepotism and corruption.

These organizations are far too powerful, face no serious political
oversight and have nicely arranged with all the other parasites,
like traditional standards bodies etc, in the warm reign of money 
from their forced customers.

Or go to the web sites of those so called "Rights management 
organizations", like GEMA (by far the worst), VG Wort etc. 
Their web site just _breathe_ close-mindedness, self-rightousness,
... sorry, I just lack the English words.

If you're looking for an enemy, go look there.

Regards

Christoph Weber-Fahr