Re: [ga-roots] TLD's

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

Jeff Williams wrote:

> Dassa wrote:
>
> > |> -----Original Message-----
> > |> From: Roeland Meyer [mailto:rmeyer@mhsc.com]
> > |> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 2:59 AM
> > |> To: 'dassa@dhs.org'; ga-roots@dnso.org

> > |> Subject: RE: [ga-roots] TLD's
>   I agree that the Internet itself is a public entity.  However it is made up
> of private enterprises.  Like all enterprises, they develop, change, and
> evolve.
>
> >  As such do private TLD's have any place on it, rather than
> > being adjacent to it?
>
>   Yes.  ANd private TLD's now exist, and always have.  The difference
> now is that sense the DOC/NTIA has decided to give .COM to
> Verisign/NSI in perpetuity, TLD's remain in the hands of a few individuals
> control.  Soon this will be true of .ORG, and .NET in 2005.
>

Are there four different interests here,

1.    ICANN
2.    Users of the net that ICANN controls
3.    TLDA
4.    Users of the net that the TLDA would control?

I think the answer is a very simple yes and no.  But it does appear to be
factionalizing like this.  So we ask who will prevail if these interests go head
to head?  Short term clearly ICANN, long term clearly the users.

It would appear that both of these organizations "should" be catering to the
users, and that neither is and so those of us in alliance with the users should
work to change or replace them both.  As strange as it may seem it would appear
that at this time ICANN is doing far more to create a situation where users are
represented than is the TLDA.  One can even argue that the TLDA is even helping
hinder stakeholder representativeness in ICANN. (specific examples are omitted as
this list does not allow, specific criticism).

Sincerely,

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