>The problem, as I see it, is the following.
>In the past, the major issue in the domain name system was the allocation of
>new gTLDs, and it is my own belief that one of the major opponents of this
>action was the trademark lobby.
Since ICANN is supposed to be dealing with technical issues, and since the
trademark lobby has brought up no technical issues with the addition of new
gTLDs, and since they have nothing to do with the technical issues of new
gTLDs, I do not believe that they should have any type of preferred
position.
>If this is true, it seems obvious to me thet ICANN will never endorse an
>application that will not include this constituency. This means that, sooner
>or later, the interests of the Registrar and Registries, User Groups, ISPs,
>and whatever else, have to come to a negotiation with the Trademark folks.
>I personally disagree with a lot of things in the INTA proposal, and rest
>assured that will do my best to make my voice heard when the final draft
>will be discussed. My approach is that Trademarks and Commercial interests
>need not to be separate constituencies (if this means doubling the seats).
>At the same time, I have to admit that giving to Registrars and Registries
>together 9 seats (as in our current draft) may seem difficult to swallow by
>INTA. Hence, the need not for a "political deal" but for a negotiation.
>Maybe Onno's proposal is worth considering as a basis for a negotiation.
This argument does not follow. I would argue that intellectual property
protection and interests are beyond the scope of ICANN completely. The
trademark interests in general, and INTA in particular are of far less
import than domain name holders (that include MANY INTA members, MANY large
corporations in e-commerce, and MANY individuals) and THAT group, if any,
should be the one with representation in the DNSO.
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