Esther Dyson, interim chairman of ICANN, member of the board of the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, and member of the Council on Foreign
Relations as well as many other organizations, has sold out the Internet
Community in a big way.
This "first lady" of Internet Governance *could* have gone down in history
as the George Washington of our day -- instead, she'll be remembered as the
leader that botched the ICANN experiment.
In the past, Esther has claimed to be fighting for sound and transparent
processes, protection against capture, and fair, open and pro-competitive
processes as prescribed in the White Paper.
Well, I'm not buying it any longer. In decision after decision, she has
voted with the rest of the ICANN Board to step on these ideals, and has
pursued an agenda that can only be described in a most contrarian way.
The recently concluded Berlin meeting was her defining moment. Instead of
fighting to ensure a fair DNSO, she supported a gamed DNSO controlled by
those friendly to the gTLD-MoU that preceded ICANN. Then, in the now
familiar ICANN style, the ICANN Board gave this gamed DNSO their blessing
to approve the WIPO report.
So while Paul Twomey and others warn that the consequences of an ICANN
failure is government intervention, I say *great*. At least we'll have the
protection of law that keeps governments in check, and responsive to their
citizens.
Anyway, that's how I see it. My apologies for the delayed report -- Bev
and I have been traveling since we got engaged in Berlin. Pictures at:
http://www.fenello.com
Respectfully,
Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.� 404-943-0524
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