Re: [ga] Registrants

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

You speak as though you have some right. Andy, you do not pay that fee to 
ICANN. The registrars pay it. 
The fact they pay it and choose to is not your right to complain about. You can 
chose not to pay it.  You have no right to be a domain name reseller or even 
user. 
 
However if you self organized and were not so cheap as to pay for that 
organization then you would have the collective powers to assert and develop a 
right.  I cannot find a single reference anywhere that gives you a right to 
have a voice in the governance of the Internet.
--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Andy Gardner <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Andy Gardner <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ga] Registrants
To: "Accountability Headquarters" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 11:50 AM




On Nov 9, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Hugh Dierker wrote:

> Thank you Joop,
> 
> I have a few questions that may lead to some solutions.
> 
> Do you have a funding model?  Have you approached any groups that have money 
> to help fund your endeavor?
> 
> Are registrants willing to pay any amount for membership?

Errrr. What part of  "ICANN is funded primarily from a tax on Domain 
Registrants" do you not understand?

You expect us to pay TWICE?