"Nader's letter grilled ICANN about the scope of its powers and
decisions. Dyson at first
went on the defensive, describing the contentious landscape
and challenges the nonprofit corporation faces and identifying
NSI as the No. 1 obstacle to progress in the field.
NSI is in no hurry to see [its] monopoly eroded," she replied to
Nader. "Thus it has been funding and otherwise encouraging a
variety of individuals and entities to throw sand in the gears
whenever possible, from as many directions as possible."
She went on to accuse NSI of stalling a test period for its a
shared-registration system that would allow ICANN-accredited
registrars to compete directly with NSI by selling names ending
in ".com" and other popular domains. ICANN says NSI's
contracts with new registrars makes it impossible for them to
publicly communicate their difficulties."
It is worthy to note that ALL the delays can be laid at ICANN's
door-step. They were extremely lax in getting the list of potential
registrars to NSI.
I am not paid by NSI, nor have I ever taken money from NSI. I have often
been, and will continue to be, critical of NSI. However, I also see NSI
trying to do some positive things. For Esther to try and turn these into
negatives does not speak well for the process. It firmly places the
ICANN into the NSI-bashers club. I believe that is an inappropriate
place, for an organization that purports itself to be the Internet
governance platform of choice.
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Roeland M.J. Meyer, CEO
Morgan Hill Software Company, Inc.
http://www.mhsc.com/
mailto://rmeyer@mhsc.com
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