At 11:37 PM 4/19/00 , someone wrote: >Jay, > >It gives me the willies when I read how some people are just now >waking up to what we went through over a year ago. It makes me feel >like we�re caught in a time warp or something. Know what I mean? >It's as if nothing had happened in all this time. Frightening. I know exactly what you mean -- we are in a repeating pattern. We have a battle for control over the Internet being waged by those who have money, power, and influence, and their tactics are downright Machiavellian. As each new group of stakeholders learn about the Internet Governance process, they jump in, believing that things are consistent with their beliefs about the way the world works. Over time, they realize that the process is not fair, that the process is gamed, and that no-one in authority is willing to do anything about it. When that realization strikes, most people become disillusioned, and retreat from the process. Only a handful of knowledgeable old-timers are *crazy* enough to stay involved in the debate. The lesson that Jamie is learning now, is that flying around the world to attend ICANN meetings is only an inconvenience to the powers that be. What he is learning now, is that any good that he might have accomplished, will only delay the implementation of the predetermined solution. It's the same story, with different players, over and over and over and over again. That's why I continue to educate people to the history of ICANN, and I continue to keep my archives available at www.iperdome.com. Someday, I'll even go through my email, and put some selected ones online. And I'm not alone. That's why people like Ellen Rony and Ken Freed have archived the details of this history. That's why people like Larry Lessig and David Post continue to highlight the legal implications of this takeover. That's why people like Mikki Barry and I have placed our comments into the Congressional record. And that's why people like Gordon Cook have reported on the most egregious aspects of this fiasco. So, when I read about Working Group B springing a surprise Sunrise provision with less than 24 hours to comment, when I read about NSI springing a surprise TLD proposal from left field, and when I read about the NCDNHC delaying a "consensus" until it becomes a *different* "consensus," I am not surprised at all! It's just more of the same ;-( Jay. >James Love wrote: > > There is some question about why the NCDNHC meeting is important. In > > Cairo, by an overwhelming vote, we passed a resolution on new TLDs. > > Then, on this list, YJ Park said the Cairo resolution only reflected the > > views of the people there (true enough), and that it did not mean > > anything for NCDNHC. So, if we fly around the globe for a meeting, but > > whatever we do is considered meaningless, what have we accomplished? > > This is something we should at least talk about. Respectfully, Jay Fenello, New Media Strategies ------------------------------------ http://www.fenello.com 770-392-9480 Aligning with Purpose(sm) ... for a Better World ------------------------------------------------ "If we want to change the world, we have to begin by changing ourselves" -- Deepak Chopra
