[ga] ICANN workgroup's message to domain registrants on Charter of Rights: Let Them Eat Gruel!

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

There's an important ICANN comment period ending tomorrow that you might want 
to 
participate in:

http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28may10-en.htm

So far, I am the only person to have made a comment, see:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/raa-improvements2010/msg00000.html

In particular, the important issue involved is the nature of a Registrant 
Rights 
Charter (just like the USA has a "Bill of Rights" in the constitution). Notice, 
though, that the comment period is given the label "Initial Report on Proposals 
for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement" --- if you read the 
report, you'll quickly see why: they basically GAVE UP on producing a charter 
that would protect the rights of domain name registrants! It should make people 
angry, that our rights are not a priority at all.

Anyhow, it's a very long document (150+ pages), but most of it involves 
proposals for the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (some really wacky stuff, 
like prohibitions against "speculation", etc.). But, if you have time to read 
some of the stuff at the beginning, that'll capture the essence of the 
document. 
Or, just read my comment, which isn't 150 pages long. :-)

It's an opportunity to call for greater rights for registrants, so hopefully 
you 
will be heard loudly and clearly if you take a moment to submit comments that 
what the working group has produced is simply unacceptable. Registrants deserve 
much more than what we're getting from ICANN.

The ICANN workgroup's message to domain registrants has been: Let Them Eat 
Gruel!

My response: We Want Cake!

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.leap.com/