RE: [ga] 305 Voters

["Ladi" <dnso@ladi.net>]

Just a few random ideas on my way out the door (and some of these are
entirely selfish because I'm tired of getting funny looks from my
friends when I tell them to find a good international copyright lawyer
before selling their desirable domain name to someone in Europe who
emailed them randomly):

-Encourage those under UDRP or other actions against their domain names
to not only post cease-and-desist letters or UDRP texts (and many do
that at least), but also information about *who* WIPO is, links to
similar cases, commentary, etc. Perhaps an "information packet" can be
prepared to help domain owners put something like this up.

-Create an easily findable list of domain resources (with real-world
contacts where possible/necessary) -- people who are knowledgeable and
have the expertise to deal with selling domains properly and responding
to UDRP. Consider a mailing list or better yet, an online forum/bulletin
board for these people to post questions and experiences without being
afraid of jumping into a political flamewar.

-Along with the above, create a website that simply explains the
process, how it is used, where domain owners should watch out if they
are considering selling their domain, etc. Simple language and
explanations should go without saying.

-Issue statements about/against major UDRP decisions that impact many
internet users. The recent ruling against Aimster could have been (and
still can be) a rallying point for younger people who use(d) Aimster and
related services. Even the Harry Potter decisions are a great starting
point for dialogue and for public outreach: "Hey...UDRP *can* be good --
let's remind everyone how and why and while we have their attention,
what *is* bad about it and how they can act."

-Instead of focusing entirely on domain policy, align with other related
issues on the internet such as general copyright concerns -- the people
who spend time teaching users that copying that really cool picture from
a website and using it on their small business site could be helpful to
us (and us to them) in terms of reaching a wider audience.

~Ladi

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce James [mailto:bmj@keyname.net] 
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 8:41 AM
To: Ladi; 'ga@DNSO.org'
Subject: Re: [ga] 305 Voters


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Thank you for pointing out our failure. I agree, we do need more input
from more people of the Internet. This list is made up of *old timers*,
who date back to the early days of the Internet. (and before) Things
really have changed, in Internet time.

Most of todays users don't know and/or don't care about the Who, How or
Why the Internet wroks. All they really care about is that it works.

Would you please help us by giving us your ideas on how we can reach the
real users of the Internet in a more simple language than we use here?
We do need more Outreach!

Regards,
/Bruce



- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ladi" <dnso@ladi.net>
To: "'ga@DNSO.org'" <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: May 27, 2001 07:17
Subject: RE: [ga] 305 Voters


As one quite possibly speaking for my age group/generation, I don't find
it very hard to believe that nobody in the 18-21 (give or take) bracket
seems very interested in entering and dealing with such a highly
politicized area whose importance seems rather limited and where petty
rivalries seem to the be the rule.

My suggestion is to find a way to make domain policy in general a much
more important issue to the minds of the general non-technical,
non-policy-minded public. Most people I've talked to my age (and older)
could not tell you what UDRP is, who ICANN is, the difference between
registry and registrars, etc. Start changing that and you might start
seeing more people interested enough to participate in domain policy
discussions and actions.

~Ladi

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org] On Behalf Of William
S. Lovell
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 5:19 AM
To: ga@DNSO.org
Subject: [ga] 305 Voters


Interesting who one sees there and who one does not.
Some people post but don't vote; quite a few more
vote but we never see them post. 305 people speaking
for millions. Amazing!

Is it possible that the purported lack of any "bottom up" operation by
ICANN might arise because it has almost no "bottom?"

Bill Lovell

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