Re: Profit Motive

[Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>]

Assuming the CORE gets to select some TLD's, wouldn't you then see
market value?  I don't see anything in the draft that would preclude
applicants from pulling out if the gTLD's seem unprofitable to them.

I think it would be counter-productive for the IAHC to choose ALL gTLDs,
since I don't think they have the experience base to do so.  Maybe Mr.
Heath does.  Any other marketing executives on the IAHC?

I don't believe asking your motivations is innappropriate.  Part of
being objective is understanding other's motives.

Vince Wolodkin

Leo Smith wrote:
> 
> Vince wrote to Leo Smith... that (Leo Smith) had immediately taken up
> the position that the TLD grabbers should be allowed to monopolize what
> should be considered a public trust.
> 
> To which Leo Smith replies:
> Vince...
> My First introduction to the registry question was back in August, when jon
> postel formulated his initial draft. I followed his update in October. His
> draft espoused the notion of an exclusive license to each registry for 3
> gTLDs. That draft made a lot of sense. Somehow, IAHC came out with
> something completely opposite postel's draft...the idea of shared gTLDs,
> with no registry having any exclusive license.
> 
> >From a business point of view...the operation of a successful, for profit
> registry, requires some assurance of market value and marketshare prior to
> committing investment capital. Right now we have no idea what 7 gTLDs are
> at play, so we have no way of quantifying market value. With exclusive
> registries, at least some marketshare is ensured...to the degree that a
> market for the gTLD exists.
> 
> Under jon postel's draft, I see an opportunity to make money ...is that OK?