On 03/11/2010 05:39 AM, Vanda UOL wrote:
Registrars/registries negotiations with ICANN IMO can not be open. They will be talking about their business, the problems they face, prices they pay ... and this doesn't belongs to others to be aware. No company open their agreements/ no business association allows other than their associates to participate in issues will impact their particular sector of business.
We who buy and use domain name products have no alternative to the prices, terms, and conditions that are set via ICANN's system. Nor, if we were so motivated, are we able to go forth and set up our own domain name registries/registrars to compete with those set up by ICANN. In other words, we are captive buyers of ICANN's registries and registrars. Thus what happens in those meetings is that the prices, terms, and conditions that we will have to suffer and endure are being established. As such we have every right to not only see and hear but also ultimately to say "no, we customers do not agree". It is ironic to note the deference to corporate "privacy" when our human privacy is routinely penetrated by ICANN's "whois" policies. --karl--