Onno and all,
Special classes of membership of any kind are wrong and divisive in
their very nature. They as defined set up or against one group
against another in the long term and have no special benefit to
any DNSO per se that is readily apparent.
Onno Hovers wrote:
> Milton Mueller wrote:
> > The INTA proposal creates special membership classes. Surprise,
> > surprise, one of those special classes is "trademark and
> > anticounterfeiting Interests."
>
> > Now, I do recognize that trademark interests form a legitimate part of
> > the policy debate surrounding domain names. But any attempt to grant the
> > representatives of those views special representation is illegitimate.
> > One could just as well claim that advocates of freedom of expression should
> > also have special representation.
>
> Milton has a good point there. Trademark interests should not be put in
> a special membership class.
>
> I also think that the registry membership class should be merged with the
> registrar membership class into a domain name services provider class.
> Putting gTLD registries in a special membership class and registries in
> another will just be stacking the deck, since the relative role and power
> of registries and registries is one of the hottest issues. On one end
> there is the all powerful registry model of the ORSC and on the other
> end there is the all powerful registrar model of CORE. And the ccTLDs
> have special interests of their own.
>
> If specific special interests are given special representation, the
> DNSO can not be viewed as a fair organization. A better division into
> membership classes would be in (my opinion):
>
> 1. domain name service provider membership class
> ccTLD registries, existing and prospective gTLD registries,
> registrars
> internet providers
>
> 2. special interest membership class
> special interest organizations (INTA, DNRC, EFF, ...)
>
> 3. general membership class
> other businesses
> individuals
>
> Regards,
> --
> Onno Hovers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> "We'd better jump under the bandwagon before the train leaves the station."
> -- Dilbert's Boss
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