On Nov 17, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Adam Peake wrote:
Individual users should be given the same opportunities by all stakeholder groups and be able to choose which group they join.
I couldn't agree more. Overall, I'm not as worried about getting movement on the commercial/ non-commercial question as I am about getting movement on the intellectual property question. I, as with most individuals today, produce large tracts of intellectual property - photographs, blog posts, etc. Much of this has very little commercial value, but our rights in these works is no less important. It is very difficult (read: impossible) in the current iteration of ICANN to get airtime for individual intellectual property rights - big business (read: hollywood and the telco's) have moved in, taken over and completely control the agenda. Room has to be made for those that don't necessary agree with the BigHollywood view of intellectual property. /ross