Re: Exclusivity

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

Leo,

  Though your idea is possible and may turn out that way, no I do
not support any BID process for a gTLD name.  I believe that IACH
needs to set that price based on avalibility and demand, but yet
not price out the small company or non-profit org.  OR, set aside
some gTLD's for non-commercial uses only and some for low end
commercial uses initialy and letting the market evaluate, with
some restrictions on price, determine price for all other TLDs.

  This being said, it should be incumbent on IACH to provide
for a mechnisim, simply stated and adaquatly standerdized, for
start-up companies to participate on a nearly equal footing for
TLD's.  Much like the FCC did with PCS licenses for channels
for example.  

  This is another area in the current Draft, that is not addressed
directly and clearly.  Though a nueance from interpratation of
the Dec. 19 draft could be drawn.  Not good enough!  I think
we can do alot better.  The lottery system perposed in the
draft along with the $20k non-refundable fee, is part of that
and is workable, but not at that price.  Reason?  Well,
startup companies, reguardless of how well funded or staffed
would be hesitant in coughing up $20k for a "Maybe" at 
getting selected.  This I think would be a shame and not good
for the intrenet community as a hole.

  For this reason and the loss of time (60 day waiting period)
it is an unfair and detramental method of providing DNS service
for the internet community at large.  Large companies (like Mine)
could stand for this, becouse they have Deep Pockets.  But that is
not a good president to set and I fear would put the internet
at their mercy.  I don't want that to happen even though it
bennifits me personaly and financially short term.  Under the
current perposal it cannot benifit anyone or company long
term.  

  Some of the members of the IACH and others posting to this list
most likely either do not believe that I am being honest in this
persistance or are unable or unwilling to see the flaw in the
Dec 19 draft in this area.  I believe that it is a fatal flaw
and without resolution or or serious modification would be
a death-nil to what IACH says it intends to wish to achieve.


Regards,


Leo Smith wrote:
> 
> Hi Jeff...
> Would you support the concept of exclusive licensing rights to a gTLD name
> going to the qualified registry offering the highest bid, IF, once the
> exclusive license was awarded, the winning registry would be required,
> under the terms of their exclusive license, to sublicense ALL OTHER CORE
> MEMBERS. The winning registry would make money two ways:
> 1. direct marketing of its gTLD to end users, receiving full "retail"
> payment from the end user, and
> 2. indirect marketing of its gTLD to other CORE members, receiving a
> "wholesale" portion of the retail payment collected by sublicensed CORE
> members when they "sell" the gTLD services through their registries under
> the sublicensing agreement.
> 
> :Leo Smith

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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Information Eng. Group. 
Phone :972-447-1878
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