Re: [IFWP] use of domain name, and infringement

[Karl Auerbach]

> ....  The institutions, regulations, taxes, licensing, and claims
> being advanced by ICANN and its GAC are broad and far reaching.  They
> are what threaten the Internet, not NSI.

I quite agree that the ICANN issues are very serious.

However, NSI's continued hegemony over the core parts of the DNS is also a
threat to the the net.

As I've said, I don't fault NSI's instincts and actions in taking
advantage of weak government oversight.

But that doesn't mean that I find that NSI's role is in any way beneficial
to the net.  Indeed, I find it destructive insofar as it has discouraged 
others to try to create improved mechanisms for DNS administration.

                --karl--