Re: "stakeholders" was: Re: [ga] Re: ICANN before the US Senate...

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Karl and all former DNSO GA members,

  Here we disagree.  "Stakeholders" as it realistically applies
is any User or Domain name holder/registrant.  This is true
for citizens of countries whom have ccTLD's, as well as
those that are not citizens that have registrations or related
interests in internet related businesses or resources in those
respected countries.

Karl Auerbach wrote:

> > .... Even if the manager does a good job,
> > stakeholders may want to replace it with another organization ...
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> May I suggest that we forever drop the word "stakeholders".
>
> That word has been used repeatedly to disenfranchise those who are
> affected by ICANN's positions and to create privileged classes who have
> been fortunate enough (or powerful enough) to have been anointed with the
> attribute "stakeholder".
>
> If truth be told, *everyone* on the planet is affected by the internet,
> everyone has a stake in the internet.  Everyone is a "stakeholder" in the
> internet as a whole.  The citizens and residents of a country are
> "stakeholders" in the country code TLD of that country.
>
> I reject the argument, an argument that is used to justify ICANN's
> structure, that certain among us are more equal than others.
>
> There is no need to accord "intellectual property" interests,
> "businesses", or "corporations" any special privileges by granting to them
> the status of "stakeholder".
>
> Intellectual property creators are all of us with minds who record our
> thoughts.
>
> Business is composed not only of sellers but also of buyers - of which we,
> the people of the internet community act in both roles.
>
> Corporations are owned by people and act through people.
>
> The most fundamental error in all of ICANN-dom is this concept of
> "stakeholder".
>
> That fact that many among us blithly accept that word, and the
> disadvantaged status it confers on many, and the privileged status it
> confers on a few, is very, very sad.
>
>                 --karl--

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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