Re: War of Internet Governance: 1995 -????

[Bob Allisat <tor@wtv.net>]

Jay wrote:
> Remember, there are companies like Iperdome that have already 
> been active in this business.  There are companies like Iperdome
> that have already established significant Intellectual Property 
> rights.  We have working registries, working code, working name 
> servers, and yes, working root servers.  The IAHC does not.
> 
> For these reasons, I believe the IAHC should not gain *automatic* 
> entry into root, nor should the existing, free-market TLDs be 
> *automatically* excluded.  

 Problem 1: The fee structure sets the 
 price of admission at an artificially
 high level excluding many legitimate
 and otherwise very capable participants.

 Problem 2: There is absolutely no room
 for non-profit registries which will
 never be able to afford *any* fees or
 surcharges.

 Problem 3: There are no democratic or
 responsive structures in place and no
 government or International body has
 sanctioned anything proposed.

 There are more.

 TeleVirtually Yours,

 Bob Allisat

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