Re: [ga] PLEASE SIGN - GA comments on dot-org

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Thomas and all assembly members,

  Put me down as NOT in support for this draft of .ORG.

  INEGroup members are currently still in the process of voting
on it, so I cannot at present report where they stand on this
Draft.

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> This is to remind you that I am collecting signatures in favor (or
> opposition) of the GA members' comments on dot-org drafted and
> posted by Alexander on Sunday.
> <http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc09/msg00765.html>
>
> Since these comments are the closest approximation of an official GA
> minority opinion we can produce within the short time frame, I'd
> like to urge you to send me your notes in favor or opposition of
> these comments until Friday 15:00 CET, off-list.  Please mention the
> type of your GA membership (GA subscriber, GA voting registry
> member, DNSO constituency member [which constintuency?]).
>
> For your convenience, I'm reproducing the text below.
>
> =============================================================
> Proposal for GA members' comments on dot-org:
> =============================================================
>
> The undersigned members of the DNSO General Assembly
>
>  1. endorse the criteria and guidelines for applicants for operation
>     of the .org registry contained in the Final Report of the .org
>     Task Force
>     (http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc09/msg00031.html)
>
>  2. support the unrestricted character of .ORG, both for new and old
>     registrants, and the absence of new eviction mechanisms for
>     domain name holders.
>
>  3. emphasize the need for a complete divestiture of the .org TLD and
>     urge the DNSO Names Council and the ICANN Board to ensure that
>     the divestiture increases competition. The applicant
>     organizations must submit proposals which are consistent with the
>     goal of divestiture.
>
>  4. are concerned about the possibility of a price raise in the .org
>     registration fee and emphasize that the registry fee should be
>     "as low as feasible consistent with the maintenance of good
>     quality service" (TF Final Report, 4). The ICANN Board's decision
>     about the applicant organization should not be deflected by
>     excessive attention to proposals for spending a possible surplus.
>
>  5. encourage applicant organizations to propose ways of ensuring
>     that the "differentiation of the domain", which is "a key
>     objective in the transition" (TF Final Report, 2e), is also
>     communicated to dispute resolution providers and panelists. A
>     simplistic, undifferentiated approach to domain disputes in the
>     .org TLD puts the potential benefits at risk.
>
>  6. urge applicant organizations to consider incentives and
>     deterrents to ensure that all registrars market .org domains in a
>     way which does not run counter to the goal of differentiation
>     enabling end-user choice.
>
>  7. thank the GA representative on the .org Task Force, Marc
>     Schneiders, for his work.
>
>
>
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> Thomas Roessler                        http://log.does-not-exist.org/
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Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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