Re: [ga] defining a problem...

[Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Debbie Garside wrote:
> Karl wrote:
>  
> > > Is this all about registrars' rights and profitability, or is this a 
> list for the general assembly to discuss end user rights and 
> responsibilities? Why is all we talk about related to registrar 
> profitability and not simple proper operation of the registration system 
> for the end registrants?
Uh, I didn't write (or ask) that.

I am more likely to ask:

Why do we need registrars at all?  If a new TLD comes along and wants to 
operate without registrars then why should it be denied the right to 
shape its sales channels as it sees fit?  (Take a look at my plan for 
.ewe - http://www.cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000159.html for an 
example of an approach that would not use registrars.)
(And if you say that it must use registrars, then I'd ask - what legal 
authority is there that permits ICANN to do this?)
(And if you were to argue that registrars are some sort of consumer 
protection I'd ask who made ICANN a consumer protection regulatory body 
and imbued it with the power to say "no" to lawful activities?)
                --karl--