Re: [IFWP] Re: S. 705

[Anonymous]

On Sun, 20 Jun 1999 21:37:56 -0700, Kent Crispin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>ICANN doesn't have a power to tax.  It has the power to charge a
>fee, just like NSI does.

A fee implies a service they are providing.  ICANN is not supplying
any service to the domain name holders, but they are paying the fee.

The courts ruled the infrastructure "fee" was a tax.  I see nothing to
indicate this is any different than that.