[ncdnhc-discuss] Internet is global=we need central planning

[James Love]

Kent and Alejandro, If the terms of reference for the uniqueness committee
is that it cannot block a new TLD from operating, only the use of a specific
string,   it would not have the anticompetitive outcome you see now, and it
would be less interesting to those involved in abusing an otherwise
legitimate process.   Why waste your name trying to block competition when
you can only block the use of a particular string?

But if the board and staff want to argue that *only they* should make all of
these decisions, because every conceivable alternative won't work, I think
we get the idea.

Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Crispin" <kent at songbird.com>
To: "NCDNHC-discuss list" <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Internet is global=we need central planning


> On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 12:35:41PM -0400, James Love wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kent Crispin" <kent at songbird.com>
> > > >     On the issue of uniqueness of TLD Strings, I suggest there be a
> > global
> > > > committee which deals *only with this issue.*
> > >
> > > My claim is that committee would instantly inherit all ICANN's issues,
> > > just as ICANN inherited issues from the process that proceeded it.
> >
> >      I do not find this claim at all persuasive,
>
> Why not? It's happened before; and the causes are quite clear: people
> who want to affect decisions will go to whatever venue they think will
> be effective, and the "uniqueness committee" ultimately decides what
> goes in the root.  If the committee is weak, they will try to take it
> over; if it is strong they will try to influence it.  Thus it becomes
> the focus of all the activity.
>
> --
> Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
> Technical Support Manager, ICANN            lonesome."
> crispin at icann.org,kent at songbird.com                    -- Mark Twain
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