On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Christopher Ambler wrote:
> >Exactly. But it has been argued over, and will continue to be argued over.
> >Nevertheless, it seems that the only way to circumvent the problem is to
> >have an individual membership structure a la Karl Auerbach, and this, of
> >course, neither the trademark groups, nor the registries, nor any other
> >businesses want, since it puts the users on an equal footing with them.
>
>
> I suppose I fall into the "registry" category, yet I favour this structure.
>
> Then again, I also think that this DNSO will accomplish nothing, as it
> will never resolve the issues and ICANN will have to decide anyway.
> All it does is provide a forum for *future* issues. In the meantime, it
> merely wastes another year.
I tend to agree. Roeland said something the other day that really struck
me: ICANN(and the SO's) will not have the threat of force behind them, as
is currently the case with governments running the show. So we are left
with the only possibility being that ICANN and the SO's garner trust and
cooperation from the various constituencies. Instead we have an
organization that is operating virtually in the dark, and arguing that it
should be allowed to do so. This is not what is desireable, as it does not
engender trust among the widest range of interested parties. And without
the voluntary cooperation of the majority involved, and without the threat
of force behind them ICANN and the structure(s) surrounding it are on
their way to eventual failure.
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