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Re: [ga] The race to the bottom continues...

  • To: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>, Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roberto Gaetano <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] The race to the bottom continues...
  • From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:32:02 -0800 (PST)
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Eric,

I've heard this line of argumentation before and
sorry, but I continue to disagree with your
conclusion.

In spite of ICANN's many claims that it is not a
regulator, ICANN is very much a regulator that uses
the vehicle of contract law to regulate the domain
name industry.  ICANN is also the de facto manager of
the DNS, and from where I sit, the appalling behaviors
on the part of some/many within the registrar
community make it clear that ICANN has done a lousy
job as a manager precisely because it has failed in
its remit to act in the public interest.

Stakeholder interests have been given priority over
the public interest time and time again.  How many
years has the public gone without registrant data
escrow protections?  How many years have we had to
wait before a single Compliance manager was added to
ICANN Staff?  How many years have we gone without a
registrant's constituency in place?  We still can't
select a competitively-priced Redemption Grace Period
restoring registrar and we remain locked into
extortionate redemption fee structures.

We are not looking at a case of buyer beware or head
to the courts... we are dealing with gross
mismanagement on the part of the single entity
entrusted with the management of the DNS.  ICANN has
turned a blind eye to problems far too often and the
public now gets screwed as a result.

For years ICANN has been pitching "ICANN-accredited"
as if it was some kind of a Good Housekeeping Seal of
Approval for the domain name industry; we now see that
accreditation amounts to nothing more than another set
of fees for ICANN to receive (as far too many RAA
violations continue to go unaddressed).

Eric,  nobody is looking for more regulation... we are
looking for consistent enforcement, compliance and
recognition of the fact that registrants are a
legitimate stakeholder community with legitimate
concerns.

In failing to heed the voice of the public, ICANN has
chosen to reap the whirlwind.  Let's hope that the
registerfly calamity at least has served as a long
overdue wake up call.






 
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