At 12:49 PM 1/31/99 -0500, Milton Mueller wrote:
>Hmmmm....who put WIPO "in charge," Dave?
Given that two organizations were cited, one of which HAS been put in
charge of the DNS-related issues, and given that WIPO is an international
treaty organization, and given that you know both of these facts, I assume
that you did not mean this question seriously.
>ICANN's being "in charge" of administration of the root does not mean that
>it has
>>unlimited powers and that it can ignore or usurp the legitimate rights of
>>existing registries.
Milton, while the use of dramatic language, like "usurp" is... well...
dramatic, it is not conducive to constructive discussion, particularly in
the absence of specific points providing the basis for using the
term. While, yes, you may introduce stray ideas which would constitute
usurpation, it is only helpful if those points pertain to actual behaviors
under consideration or being demonstrated.
If such behavior is, in fact, being considered or demonstrated, then you
don't need the dramatic language. Just cite it and explain the basis for
rejecting it.
Instead you chose dramatic language, but offered no basis other than a
hypothetical. Since anything is possible, hypotheticals do not justify
such dramatic language.
d/
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