It seems to me that if you read each word very carefully,
he's saying: no *monopoly* TLDs, not "no competitive TLDs."
Esther Dyson
At 08:44 pm 10/28/1999 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
>At 06:43 PM 10/28/99 , Mike Roberts wrote:
>>Just for the record, the assertions contained in the following
>>email with regard to statements I am alleged to have made are
>>completely without factual substance and do not represent my
>>views or the views of any ICANN person to the best of my
>>knowledge.
>>
>>- Mike Roberts
>
>
>Here's is what started it all:
>
> >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:48:58 -0400
> >To: [a reporter]
> >From: Jay Fenello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >Here's where Mike Roberts informs everyone
> >that he's decided that prior claims to TLDs
> >are not valid, are not going to be considered,
> >even though this is in direct contradiction to
> >the White Paper's approach of a bottom-up
> >consensus process to answer this question.
> >
> >Also, note that this decision was announced on
> >*JANUARY* 19th, 1999, before both the Singapore
> >and the Berlin ICANN Board meetings, before the
> >DNSO had even been recognized.
> >
> >>ftp://wipo2.wipo.int/pub/process/eng/to2-transcript-en.txt
> >>
> >>(Mr. Mike Roberts):
> >>...
> >>"whatever we do about new top-level domains, one of the clear
> >>antecedent requirements of that is that we don't make what
> >>appears to be a monopoly profit grant. Now there are a lot
> >>of mechanisms for dealing with that and we are going to hear
> >>a lot of input on that, but I just wanted to sort of get that
> >>message out there because we are no longer if we ever were,
> >>we are no longer in an Oklahoma land rush approach to the
> >>creation of new TLDs. "
>
>Then, on the Harvard list, Mike admitted that
>he had said it, and he confirmed that I had
>interpreted it correctly.
>
>Mike, which assertions are you denying?
>
>
>> > Competitive TLDs *will* be considered by the ICANN board if such a proposal
>> > comes before us. The outcome is still unknown.
>> >
>> > Esther Dyson
>
>
>Given Mike's comments outlined above, given
>the gerrymandered DNSO, and given ICANN's
>total disregard for process as described in
>this Small Business Administration Advisory:
>http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/icann99_1027.html
>the outcome seems all too certain!
>
>Jay.
>
>
>> > 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.]
>> > >
>
>Respectfully,
>
>Jay Fenello,
>New Media Relations
>------------------------------------
>http://www.fenello.com 770-392-9480
>
>
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