RE: [ga] Domain Monetization Issues Report

["Dominik Filipp" <dominik.filipp@xxxxxxxx>]

Well written, Danny, thanks.

The Vint's email address unwittingly made me laugh. I don't know why...

Dominik
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Danny Younger
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:51 PM
To: vint@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ga] Domain Monetization Issues Report

Vint,

As you know, many of us participate in the ICANN process so that domain
name issues may (1) rapidly be brought to light and (2) quickly be
attended to by way of policy development processes.

I am troubled to discover that an ICANN Staff "Domain Monetisation
Issues Report" was delivered to the ALAC on 18 August 2006 and yet only
now has been revealed to the general public through correspondence on
the NA ALS list.

These type of Staff reports/briefings necessarily should be public
material made available to all parties with an interest in policy
formulation efforts designed to deal with DNS issues.

Needless to say, I am equally troubled that the ALAC itself has taken no
significant action in the last six months to further progress a study of
the relevant issues nor has taken action to request that the GNSO
initate a PDP on the topic.

On the whole, these type of transparency issues in conjunction with the
lassitude that appears to permeate the ICANN advisory bodies is not a
healthy mix.  

I would ask you as current Chair of the Board to focus your efforts on a
restructuring/reorganization of your advisory bodies... the community
needs a more transparent and more responsive ICANN.

Best regards,
Danny