Re: Who really benefits from 60-day period?

[Christopher Ambler <chris@iodesign.com>]

> a) the Internet top level domain space is a public resource and is subject
> to the public trust.

This has yet to be determined. While this sounds wonderful, it still leaves the
question of who the guardian of this public trust is, and how it will be
administered. At this point, anyone has as much of a claim to that guardianship
as the IAHC does.

> c) when it does so, according to those decisions, .web may or may not be
> chosen as one of these gTLDs in the initial round;

This has yet to be determined. What initial round? What initial gTLDs? What
choice? The *draft* has this, but we've been told that this is up to change. Your
message indicates that it is not.

> d) when it does so, according to those decisions, specific entities may or
> may not be selected as registrars having shared access to those gTLDs depending
> upon the selection criteria and candidates;

This has yet to be determined. What selection? What sharing? What criteria? It
would appear that the IAHC has already made these decisions and informed noone.

> Therefore, in consideration of the above and with respect to the public
> DNS, I would humbly submit that contacting companies about registrations in
> non-existant gTLDs by non-existant registrars appears somewhat premature.

I would differ, based, as I've said before, on the fact that we have permission
from IANA to do what we're doing.

Regardless, however, this is YET ANOTHER post from an IAHC member taking the 19
December draft as ESTABLISHED POLICY! Folks, it is most clear at this point that
the IAHC has no intention, and never had intention of making ANY changes to the
first draft based on public comment.

These indications from Mr. Shaw convince me even further that the IAHC process
has nothing at all to do with the actual comments given by participants, and that
the iahc-discuss list has been a waste of time. Now, more than ever, I envision
very serious consequences on 31 January.

This is a regulatory action taken by a committee with no clear authority. Consensus
could create such authority, but at this point, we're far from that. I am deeply
distressed.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.