Re: [ga] Re: NTIA/DoC and DoJ bitch slap ICANN over new gTLDs!!!

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George and all,

  Well I suppose one could say, better late than never.  But
it sure is late.  Uncle Sam in DOC/NTIA should have done
this long before now so this may be enough, but perhaps
too late...  The damage that ICANN has done to US creditability,
the stakeholders/users, small businesses, and international trade
has been horrific.  What puzzles the hell out of me why only
now are they going public and/or accepting that reality?

George Kirikos wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> Just to followup, the US government has totally vindicated those who've
> opposed ICANN's brain damaged attempts to introduce new gTLDs. Some apt
> quotes from the letter:
>
> "Contrary to ICANN's apparent assumption" (page 4) is a diplomatic way
> of saying "ICANN has it completely wrong"
>
> "ICANN's general approach to new gTLDs should be revised to give
> greater consideration to consumer interests." (page 5) is yet another
> diplomatic way of saying that ICANN has been captured by registry
> interests, and has failed its mission.
>
> All their other comments like price caps should have been obvious,
> tender processes, elimination of presumptive renewal etc. were things
> that people have been trying to tell ICANN for years.
>
> ICANN ignores this at their peril. Now is the perfect time for ICANN's
> Board to fire the incompetent staff who generated these documents, as
> we suggested in our posted comments. And ICANN's Board better watch
> their step too ---- there's no assurance that their JPA will ever be
> renewed, if they keep making such major mistakes in the future.
>
> I look forward to seeing a much leaner and humbler ICANN in 2009, as a
> result of this spanking by the US government, one that listens to
> consumers and not just registry operators. This is not something their
> PR department can "spin", but should be a humiliating defeat of their
> management. The honourable course would be for the responsible
> individuals to tender their resignations, but firings for cause
> (without severance pay) are fine with me. For ICANN to regain the
> confidence of those in the community, it's time that they clean house,
> and admit their failure.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> http://www.leap.com/
>
> --- George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I'm still reading their letter dated yesterday, but it's wonderful
> > that
> > they appear to see that ICANN is going in the wrong direction on new
> > gTLDs:
> >
> > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2008/ICANN_081218.pdf
> >
> > (be sure to read the entire 11 pages, as it includes stuff from the
> > DoJ
> > after the first letter)
> >
> > More from Reuters at:
> >
> >
> http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNewsMolt/idUKTRE4BI4WR20081219?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > George Kirikos
> > http://www.leap.com/
> >

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