RE: [ga] Press Release Warns Internet Users about ICANN

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

I've been putting the ORSC zone file on http://files.dnso.net for
quite some time. The most recent update includes JB's .GOD TLD.
To be honest, it is not on auto-refresh yet so it is only the
last copy I have updated.

I might remind you that you are more likely to catch any game
with honey than when using vinegar.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-admin@open-rsc.org
[mailto:owner-admin@open-rsc.org]On
> Behalf Of Marsh, Miles (Gene)
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 10:44 AM
> To: admin@open-rsc.org; John Palmer
> Cc: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [ga] Press Release Warns Internet Users about
ICANN
>
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> Rick,
>
> Inflamatory and inaccurate statements will get you nowhere.
Any one
> of us would be more than happy to assist you in resolving to
> alternative roots.
>
> Gene Marsh
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick H Wesson [mailto:wessorh@ar.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 10:43 AM
> > To: John Palmer
> > Cc: ga@dnso.org; admin@open-rsc.org
> > Subject: Re: [ga] Press Release Warns Internet Users about
ICANN
> >
> >
> >
> > John,
> >
> > I would like daily access to the zone files for the TLDs you
are
> > laing claim to.
> >
> > please let me know how to get them. this is the 3rd time I
> > have asked OSRC
> > folks how to get thier zones. at least NSI provides a method
> > that anyone
> > can get them.
> >
> > so, are you open or does the "O" in ORSC stand for
obfuscatory.
> >
> > -rick
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, John Palmer wrote:
> >
> > > ON THE EVE OF YOKOHAMA - A RADIO AD CAMPAIGN WARNING
INTERNET
> > > USERS ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT ICANN WILL DO IF IT STAYS ON
ITS
> > > PRESENT COURSE
> > >
> > > CHICAGO, July 5, 2000 /BusinessWire/
> > >
> > > AGN Domain Name Service, Inc (ADNS - http://www.adns.net)
> > today announce
> > > that it will be launching a radio ad campaign to educate
> > users about
> > > ICANN and the changes that may be coming to the internet as
> > a result of
> > > ICANN's policies.
> > >
> > > ICANN stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned
> > Names and Numbers - the
> > > organization that is attempting to make policy on the
> > future of the internet.
> > > ICANN is holding a conference in Yokohama, Japan on July 13
> > - 17 and may vote
> > > on new domain policy at that time.
> > >
> > > John Palmer,  president and CEO of ADNS warns all internet
> > users to watch the
> > > developments carefully. "Changes are coming to the internet
> > and they aren't
> > > all good", Palmer said. "Special interests have hijacked
> > the process and are
> > > influencing policy in a way that will be bad for internet
> > users and especially
> > > domain holders". Palmer cites the heavy influence of the
> > World Intellectual
> > > Property Organization (WIPO) as an example. "WIPO wants
> > registrars to be burdened
> > > with the task of trademark policemen - a task that belongs
> > in the courts, not
> > > on the backs of registrars, many of the small businesses
> > with limited resources".
> > >
> > > Another seemingly contradictory stand that ICANN is taking
> > is their refusal to
> > > recognize the intellectual property rights of Top-Level
> > Domain (TLD) owners.
> > > "ICANN seems to be interested in the protection of
> > intellectual property, but
> > > refuses to recognize the ownership of  TLDs by those who
> > claimed them via the
> > > legitimate service mark process, such as ADNS did with
> > EARTH, USA and Z.",
> > > Palmer said. He says that the biggest threat to domain name
> > holders however,
> > > is that the ICANN process would attempt to have domain
> > holders sign away their
> > > rights to use the courts to resolve disputes regarding
> > domain ownership.
> > >
> > > Palmer is not opposed to the concept of ICANN. "The concept
> > of an organization
> > > permanently assigned to govern the few aspects of the
> > internet that require
> > > oversight is a good one, however this particular process
> > has gone horribly wrong
> > > and permanent damage to the Internet will occur if it is
> > not stopped and fixed".
> > >
> > > The radio ad campaign which will air continuously on
> > several nationally syndicated
> > > shows will begin later this week and will run for about 10
> > days. It will inform
> > > users about ICANN and will point them to a website that
> > contains more detailed
> > > information. One of the solutions suggested is for ISPs and
> > internet users to
> > > point their machines away from the root servers operated by
> > ICANN and to
> > > alternative providers who are not under ICANN's control.
> > Instructions for doing
> > > this are available at various websites, including that of
ADNS.
> > >
> > > Palmer also announced today that ADNS's  root nameserver,
> > ASLAN, a member
> > > of the Open Root Server Consortium, received 763,311 hits
> > in June - an
> > > increase of over 40% over May.
> > >
> > > "Registrations of domains ending in EARTH, USA and Z are
> > also up to several
> > > thousand domain names. We have really seen a growth in
> > registrations in the
> > > past month due to our educational campaign", said Palmer.
> > "What's more important
> > > is that people are switching to other root server networks
> > in large numbers,
> > > showing that they do take notice and are concerned about
ICANN".
> > >
> > > ADNS owns the three top-level domains "EARTH", "USA" and
> > "Z" and provides internet
> > > sites with the ability to register a domain under these
> > top-level domains. ADNS
> > > has been providing internet related services since 1993.
> > >
> > > Each month, ADNS will offer free registration, web hosting
> > service and domain
> > > service for those registering a domain in a specific part
> > of the EARTH, USA or
> > > Z hierarchy, provided that they promise to develop public
> > content under that domain name.
> > > This month, anyone who registers a domain which ends in
> > MISSISSIPPI.USA on July 10th
> > > between 4am and 5 am Eastern Time will receive free
> > registration, DNS and web hosting
> > > services for one year.
> > >
> > > ADNS is part of the Open Root Server Consortium (ORSC -
> http://www.open-rsc.org ),
> > a group of individuals and organizations who are all
interested in
> > an open, fair  and technically sound global Domain Name
System for
> > the internet. ADNS is providing  ASLAN free of charge for the
use
> > of the internet community.
> >
> > ADNS  also operates the  internet portal site called
> > http://The.EARTH.  This site is accessible to any computer
that is
> > pointing to the new DNS servers.
> >
> > SOURCE: AGN Domain Name Service, Inc.
> >
> > CONTACT: John Palmer, jp@adns.net /  312-849-2753
> >
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