PABrs,
Here you have a proposal for moving forward regarding the Domain name
Supporting organization.
The website is still under construction.
Amadeu
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A Proposal for Formation of a Domain Name
Supporting Organization
There is no single organization that meets the exact
requirements specified in the reconstituted IANA draft
Bylaws for the Domain Name Support Organization
("DNSO"). Therefore, such an organization must be
formed.
We present here a proposal for the formation of such an
organization, and we invite interested parties to join us in
completing this work, and presenting an application to the
reconstitued IANA for recognition as the DNSO.
Our proposal follows the third draft of the Bylaws, VI.3.a.ii
and VI.3.b, very closely, and we have tried to present a
structure that represents our best understanding of what
is required. Several points are worth special mention:
The phrase "any other entities with legitimate
interests in these issues" (VI.3.a.ii) is a very broad
membership qualification. Accordingly, we have
designed the DNSO so that essentially any
interested entity can participate.
Funds from the DNSO will represent a major part of
the funding of a reconstituted IANA. Two sources
of funds come to mind -- a per-domain assessment
on domain registrations, and membership dues in
the DNSO. However, this is sure to be a
controversial topic, and we present several
possibilities. Substantial funds for reconstituted
IANA are a hard requirement, however, and a
substantial dues structure will be necessary.
Given a very open structure such as we propose,
there are almost certain to be many members of
the DNSO, and we anticipate that there will
necessarily be an executive committee (we call it
the "DNSO Governing Committee" that will conduct
much of the business of the DNSO. Thus, a
significant part of our proposal deals with the issue
of how the Governing Committee will be elected,
and how such an election will meet the
requirements specified in the ICANN Bylaws.
The Name Registries and Registrars are clearly a
special class within the DNSO, both from the point
of view of special mention in the Bylaws, and from
the point of view that domain registrations are likely
to be a primary source of funding for reconstituted
IANA. But thy are indeed not the only interests to be
represented within the DNSO. Industry at large,
trademark interests, users, constitute other legitimate
classes. We deal with such obvious special classes
by following a model similar to that in the
reconstituted IANA Bylaws -- various classifications
elect certain numbers of members of the Governing
Committee.
As specified in the reconstituted IANA Bylaws, the
DNSO will create a Names Council ("NC"). The NC
is an adjunct to the DNSO, and is an open
membership organization. We anticipate that dues
will also be necessary to be a member of the NC,
but they will be much less than the dues for a
DNSO member. The NC will elect some fraction of
the Governing Committee.
A decision mechanism for nominating reconstituted
IANA Board members and deciding policy is a
requirement from the reconstituted IANA Bylaws.
We have a proposal, but this is an especially
delicate area, and some further work seems
necessary.
This is a work in progress. In places we have
proposed alternatives; in other places there are
simply holes that need to be filled. The general
framework is very flexible, but there are many
parametric details that must be decided. And
indeed, it may be necessary to change the
framework.
It is clear that a DNSO must be formed very quickly, and
that there needs to be wide participation. We invite you
to join us in this effort. Please send your comments and
proposal for participation to <process@dnso.org>. We
invite all interested parties to a planned meeting in
Barcelona (Catalonia, EU) on October 16, 17, 18, 1998.
Thank you.
http://www.dnso.org (under construction)
The gTLD-MoU Policy Oversight Committee
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