Re: [ga] A Proposal for ICANN - Will they Listen?

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

John,

just for the purposes of furthering discussion on this point, could you point 
us to a single resource that lists every Inclusive namespace TLD?

Thanks,
Danny


--- On Sun, 6/29/08, John Palmer <jpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: John Palmer <jpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ga] A Proposal for ICANN - Will they Listen?
> To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 12:55 PM
> Here is an idea:
> 
> If ICANN wanted to be fair about things, they could go a
> long way in cleaning
> up their reputation with the whole internet community if
> they give a nod to the
> Inclusive Namespace in the following way:
> 
> Make it a requirement that if you want to bid on a new TLD
> in the ICANN
> system under the policy that was just approved, and if the
> TLD you are
> bidding on is already operational in the Inclusive
> Namespace, that there be
> a requirement that the bidder get the permission of the
> current TLD holder to
> do this.
> 
> If I wanted to make a bid on .ABC, and if .ABC was already
> operational
> in the Inclusive Namespace, then I would have to do a deal
> with the current
> operator of .ABC, either buying him out or making him a
> partner. 
> 
> This way, ICANN doesn't look like a thief and indeed
> would get a boost
> in their reputation amongst a large part of the internet
> that doesn't like them
> very much.
> 
> Now, that assumes that ICANN is interested in its
> reputation and in really
> serving all of the community. If all they are doing is
> grabbing for money and
> care about little else, then this proposal will fall on
> deaf ears.
> 
> I guess we can always hope, because at this point its all
> anyone has (other
> than litigation, which I know for a fact is being planned
> as we speak - just
> got off a two hour conference call with some folks
> regarding that).
> 
> John