Hi Esther;
How ?
Should they be emailed to you ?
I understand a certain amount of caution when considering the charter of TLDs
that are adjuntcs if not replacementgs for .com, but all the world's not .com,
and purely administrative tlds such ss .nic, .e164 etc are much different
animals.
At 04:12 PM 10/28/99 -0400, Esther Dyson wrote:
>Competitive TLDs *will* be considered by the ICANN board if such a proposal
>comes before us. The outcome is still unknown.
>
>Esther Dyson
>
>At 11:08 am 10/28/1999 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
>>
>>Others wishing to make *their* position
>>on ICANN part of the public record may
>>contact Fenello.com for assistance.
>>
>>FYI:
>>
>>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-28
>>-1999/0001061640
>>
>>Image Online Design Issues Statement on ICANN
>>
>>SAN LUIS OBISPO, October 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Image Online Design, Inc.
>><www.webtld.com>, "The .Web Internet Domain Registry(tm)", the longest
>>standing prospective registry for a new Top Level Domain, today responded to
>>comments made by ICANN Board members on the Harvard Law School's IS99 class
>>list <news://cyber.law.harvard.edu/IS99-names>.
>>
>>IODesign takes exception to recent comments from Mike Roberts, president of
>>ICANN, when he admitted that competitive TLDs will not be considered by the
>>ICANN board. This is in direct violation of the ICANN by-laws, and in direct
>>opposition to the intent of the White Paper. [His admission caused Iperdome,
>>another prospective registry, to suspend operations.]
>>
>>IODesign also takes exception to recent comments from Joe Sims, corporate
>>counsel to ICANN, who said "the White Paper reflected the fact that the vast
>>majority of those that commented on the Green Paper completely rejected its
>>underlying concepts." While the White Paper deferred some decisions to the
>>Internet community, it did not bless the collectivist policies of the previous
>>proposal (the gTLD-MoU), which was in fact rejected by the U.S. Government via
>>the Green Paper.
>>
>>IODesign's strongest objections, however, were in response to the continuing
>>attempts by the ICANN leadership to discredit and marginalize their critics.
>>This can be seen in responses to respected academics like Michael Froomkin,
>>Milton Mueller, and Jonathan Weinberg. It can also be seen in ICANN's refusal
>>to justify their most egregious decisions, decisions that were made in direct
>>contradiction to the public comments received, decisions like:
>> - expediting a Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy, one that
>> allows for the easy reassignment of domain names
>> - registrar guidelines that included a $1 domain name tax
>> - a gerrymandered DNSO without individual participation
>> - removing accountability from the At-Large membership
>> - extending their own reign for another year.
>>
>>Despite these numerous process violations and inconsistent actions by the
>>ICANN board, IODesign will continue to participate in good faith in the name
>>space expansion process, and to monitor and report on the actions of Working
>>Group C of the DNSO.
>>
>>ICANN is the non-profit corporation selected by the Commerce Department to
>>inherit the administration of Internet resources. It has remained under a
>>cloud of suspicion ever since it was formed via a secret process, one that
>>enthroned an unelected board, one that has pursued an agenda synchronous with
>>the gTLD-MoU which preceded it.
>>
>>IODesign has been involved in the debate since 1995, the year before the IANA
>>gave them the go-ahead for the .WEB(tm) TLD. Subsequently, IODesign has
>>participated in good faith through the various community based efforts to
>>expand the name space, including the IAHC process, and the U.S. Government's
>>RFC, Green and White Paper processes.
>>
>>CONTACT: John Frangie
>> www.iodesign.com
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>SOURCE: Fenello.com, Inc.
>> www.fenello.com
>> 770-392-9480
>>
>>+++
>>
>>
>>Respectfully,
>>
>>Jay Fenello,
>>New Media Relations
>>------------------------------------
>>http://www.fenello.com 770-392-9480
>>
>>
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