Re: [discuss] Individual representation

[Ellen Rony <erony@marin.k12.ca.us>]

Randy Bush wrote:
>
>once more, as we seem to keep following red herrings.  the acacemic
>community is welcome and encouraged to join the non-commercial constituency.
>hence they do have a constituency and a voice.


Who designated you the grand poobah of the NCDHC?  As I recall, there is NO
non-commercial constituency. and there has been no election.

If ICANN allowed the business community to break out the trademark
interests into a separate constituency, the academic community deserves the
same  treatment. TMOs have more in common with the business costituency
than the academic community has with other non-commercial organizations and
associations.  It's unfortunate that you fail to see the overarching
parallels in these two situations.


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