David and all,
David Schutt wrote:
> I'd go one step further -
>
> (this only refers to gtld's)
>
> I'd recommend that ICANN be a registration authority only. The keeper of
> lists of unique entries.
This is fine as long as they are not the ONLY "Keeper of lists of unique
entries"
If that is allowed than we have just another monopoly.
>
>
> ICANN controls the collection, not the individual entries. ICANN does not
> publish (provide name resolution service).
I don't want to see the ICANN as the NET Police with unchecked top
down authority as we have seen thus far that has been conducted
improperly, IMHO. I want to see REAL competition. We offered
several methods in which that can be achieved and still have stability.
If you are going to have self regulation, than lets have self regulation...
>
>
> ICANN licenses the right to publish (provide name resolution service for)
> entries in its list to one or more service providers. What the provider is
> licensing is not the name, but the quality of uniqueness guaranteed by
> ICANN.
The USPTO already has this covered David under the new January 16th
new categories of Trademarks.
>
>
> I or my organization registers a name with ICANN, and they add it to the
> list, guaranteeing that it will remain unique in the context of that list.
> That's it. I pay once.
THis should be determined by the Registrar or Registry, not ICANN. Once
you allow only one organization to control this, you have effectively planted
the seed for another monopoly organization. This has, as we all know,
many dangers and is not in the best interest of the Stakeholders.
>
>
> I or my organization then decide that the entry should be published (someone
> should provide name service) so I contact one of the licensed name service
> providers, and request that they provide name resolution service for my
> entry in the ICANN list. I pay periodically to maintain name resolution
> service.
>
> In this model I never lose control of my entry, and am only requesting a
> service from a couple of organizations. I also maintain sole responsibility
> for how the entry is used.
This is good.
>
>
> There are a lot of positive benefits to this model. I could go on, but my
> fingers are getting tired.
>
> David Schutt
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Einar
> > Stefferud
> >
> > So, let's stop fighting and decide who owns DNS names.
> >
> > Is ICANN setting itself up to rent names to registrants or to rent
> > advertising space to DNS Name Owners?
> >
> > I vote for the advertising business model!
> >
> > Cheers...\Stef
> >
> >
Regards,
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