proposed NCUC response to the ICANN-VeriSign settlement

[Milton Mueller]

Yes, staff incursions into policy making have been a perennial problem
in ICANN. So shall we use this report as the basis for our discussions?
Are there any other comments?

>>> "Horacio T. Cadiz" <hcadiz at PH.NET> 11/10/2005 9:40:52 PM >>>
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Milton Mueller wrote:

> it be resolved on a piecemeal basis. Moreover, all registries should
be
> treated equally in this regard. Therefore a policy should be set via
the
> ICANN process, and used as the basis for staff negotiations with
> registries.

   This can not be stressed enough.  It appears that the ICANN staff
has
too much leeway in negotiating provisions of the agreement with
regard to (1) pricing (2) extension of terms and the like.
   ICANN should setup a policy for all the current and future
registries
rather than negotiate with each in secret.

-- Bombim Cadiz
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