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On 06-Jan-99 Kent Crispin wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 12:42:04PM -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:
>> On 05-Jan-99 Kent Crispin wrote:
>> >
>> > Excluding TM interests from representation does nothing to further
>> > that business case. In fact, it probably weakens it: TM interests
>> > are very powerful politically, and are simply "routing around" you --
>> > in the network where it matters. I believe that the histrionic
>> > exclusionary antics of DNRC, Milton Mueller, and others, are in the
>> > long run, probably doing more harm than good to non-trademark
>> > interests.
>>
>> No, Kent. The simple truth is that trademark holders make up a VERY small
>> subset of domain name holders. But you want to give this VERY small special
>> interest group a much higher footing than their numbers amongst all domain
>> name
>> holders really warrants.
>
> You must have a new email address.
>
> Speaking of small special interest groups: DNRC has maybe half a dozen
> members, at most. ORSC has maybe two dozen active members. The IFWP
> list has a couple dozen active members -- maybe 3 dozen. The
> maximum number of individuals involved in the entire IFWP process is
> mayb 1000.
>
> On the other hand, INTA has thousands of members by itself.
>
> On that basis alone, INTA cannot be called a "VERY small special
> interest group" -- it exceeds in size the entire IFWP at least a few
> times over.
>
> Of course, when you factor in matters of economic and political
> power, calling INTA a "VERY small special interest group" is
> indicative of a complete loss of contact with reality. INTA is a
> "very LARGE special interest group". Compared with the other special
> interest groups here, most of which *are* "VERY small", INTA is an
> absolute giant, by any measure.
So much political power that they know they could never get legislation passed
to give them the type of control you are proposing to give them.
They are not near as powerful as you continue to state, but I recognize the
reasons why it is important for you to make sure people have that impression.
It serves your purposes quite well.
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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 05-Jan-99
Time: 16:47:20
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