JeffM and all,
It certainly seems like a "No Win" situation for some people or
Stakeholders. This seems to be by design from the edicts of
the ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board. I doubt that this ICANN BoD
will change it's practices, maybe an elected one will. However by
that time the perverbial die will be cast, and many Stakeholders
will just plain "Give up the Ghost", so to speak...
I personally, as are the vast majority of our [INEGroup] members,
believers in what Vinton Cerf says, "The Internet is for Everyone".
I for one hope that he really means what he says. It is obvious that
ICANN does not go along with this precept. But given recent events
regarding funding from MCI, I wonder if Vinton Cerf and the rest of the
GIP see: http://www.gip.org , really do believe in "The Internet is for
Everyone"
given the loans that they have provided this ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board
lately...
Planet Communications Computing Facility wrote:
> I see what you mean Karl - ICANN looks like a no win situation.
>
> On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Karl Auerbach wrote:
>
> >
> > > esters making a good suggestion here - if you want input - this is a way.
> > > Why dose the idno not join ip in mass.
> >
> > Does everybody have a trademark they can claim they own?
> >
> > The question that could also be asked is why don't all the people in the
> > IP consitituency forced to join the business constituency -- all IP folks
> > are in business. Why should we have a redundant constituency?
> >
> > Sure, now a few constituencies may be opening up the doors to a few
> > individuals. A few individual trademark owners may get into the IP
> > constituency.
> >
> > A few here, a few there, and pretty soon it adds up to dilution and
> > powerlessness for individuals.
> >
> > Under the ICANN by-laws, anybody can "self-organize" a constituency. And
> > we have. The IDNO is as valid as the business constituency. ICANN can
> > not pick and chose which it thinks is more important.
> >
> > --karl--
> >
> >
> >
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Regards,
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