[I mistakenly sent this to paul gordon only as opposed to the list] lets move from statements to specifics. here is the board: http://www.icann.org/general/board.html
to me, and not to single people out, but each of joi ito, veni markovski and njeri rionge clearly represent only the interests of Internet users. all came from the nominating committee. I am not sure who you would identify as the "intellectual property owners seats on the board", but please let me know so I can oppose them at the next meeting. to put a finer point on it, you are really saying that direct voting by individuals would produce a better result than the nominating committee. that can certainly be argued and, being on the nominating committee I am admittedly subjective. that being said, I think a look at the specifics shows that the nominating committee board appointments have been strong in knowledge and commitment and that there isn't an IP flak among them. of course it is always easier to take that position then to try and participate in the at-large. unfortunately that is perhaps the greatest challenge of this, or any system. again, if any of you would like to get involved we would be happy to help you do so. Regards Elliot Noss Paul Gordon wrote: > > On Aug 27, 2005, at 12:25 PM, elliot noss wrote: > >> paul, users have a voice in ICANN. the at-large is getting more effective every day. the biggest challenge BY FAR is finding people who will actually spend a little time on the process. if you would like to get involved we would be happy to help you do so. >> > > Does it have any seats on the board? > > Why do intellectual property owners have seats on the board while registrants (the people who actually PAY for most of the domains in existence) don't? > > Until ICANN opens up a large number of seats to Registrants and gets rid of the corporate ring-in's that have been sitting there passing resolutions from day one (when CORE had it's dirty little hands in the proceeds) it's all a farce. > > Especially when the USG can suddenly decide it doesn't like the .xxx decision and veto ICANN. > > >> the nominating committee (disclosure: I am a sitting member) also explicitly puts a filter of representing the general interests of users on all appointments. that is why you get folks like joi ito on the board. >> >> further, if ANY of you would like help taking a more active role in the ISPC or BC (business constituency) where you would be able to advocate on behalf of users, we would also be happy to help. >> >> (not directed at paul) one of the most fascinating takeaways from my involvement in ICANN is that people have a much greater interest in passion in having a right than in actually using it. >> >> ICANN is far from perfect but needs people like you to help make positive change. >> >> Regards >> Elliot Noss >> >> Paul Gordon wrote: >> >>> Read the eNom registrant agreement. It was changed - quite some time back - so that they could register names in the registrant's name WITHOUT notification, and also change the terms of the agreement WITHOUT notification. (I think - IANAL, YMMV etc) >>> Yet another reason why registrants DESPERATELY need a voice in the ICANN process. >>> On Aug 26, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Jim McAtee wrote: >>> >>>> I figure someone here will know what's going on. Maybe you've seen this >>>> with one of your customers. The below email was just sent to someone with >>>> a domain registered with eNom. The name servers for the domain are at >>>> name-services.com, which is an eNom site/service. >>>> >>>> The domain [something].com has been registered with eNom for a couple of >>>> years, but the .info version has never been registered (trust me, it's a >>>> made up name and nobody wants it). If I do a WHOIS on [something].info >>>> then it looks like a legit registration, including all the identical >>>> contact information for [something].com. >>>> >>>> If you go to the www.[something].com you see a page similar to >>>> http://www.name-services.com. Follow a link "Why am I seeing this web >>>> site?" and you get an offer to register the domain. >>>> >>>> Is this crap legal? How the hell do they get away with registering >>>> domains in someone's name when there has been no action taken to do so? >>>> Is eNom using their ability as a registrar to register then delete a >>>> domain name in order take advantage of their own domain registrants? >>>> >>>> The topper is sending spam in the form of a fake WDRP compliance notice >>>> for the fake registration. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "WDRP Compliance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: -------------- >>>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:06 PM >>>> Subject: Important Notice: Please Verify Contact Data for your Domain >>>> Name(s) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dear Domain Holder, >>>>> >>>>> This message is a reminder to help you keep the contact data associated >>>>> with your domain registration up-to-date. >>>>> >>>>> As of October 31, 2003 we are required by the Internet Corporation for >>>>> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to send you this reminder by the >>>>> Anniversary date of each registered Domain Name that is subject to the >>>>> terms and conditions of that organization. >>>>> >>>>> Below is a list of domain names with your email address listed as the >>>>> registrant or administrative contact. The current contact information >>>>> associated with the domain may be verified by following the link >>>>> provided. >>>>> If any of the contact data is inaccurate, it must be corrected. If the >>>>> contact data is accurate, no further action is required to comply with >>>>> this notice. >>>>> >>>>> Please remember that under the terms of your registration agreement, the >>>>> provision of false Whois (contact) information can be grounds for >>>>> cancellation of your domain name registration. >>>>> >>>>> Domain Names with Anniversary Dates between September 1 and September 30 >>>>> >>>>> Name: Registration Date: >>>>> ------ ----------------- >>>>> aaaaaaaaaaa.info Sep 28, 2004 >>>>> View Contact Data: >>>>> <http://wdrp.name-services.com/whois.asp?key=aaaaaaaaaaa> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your attention. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> >>>>> WDRP Compliance >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> domains-gen mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> domains-gen mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen >>> >> >> > -- Elliot Noss Tucows Inc. 416-538-5494 _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
