On Mar 24, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
This grouping excludes those who use the internet (receive spam, are exposed to squatters and parkers and phishers) yet never themselves register a domain or serve any information of their own.
I think you are describing a subset, or a set related to "domain name users". For my tastes, "Internet Users" is too broad a classification to be descriptive enough of what the purpose of what a constituency might be. Regardless of the label, we are talking about the same people.
Agreed -- so long as GNSO does not obsess with the needs of the providers of Internet services to the exclusion of those on the other end of the transaction
I don't know how useful the "providers" label actually is. 90% of the segments with a stake in the work of the GNSO, domain name users being almost the sole exception, are providing Internet services in some way shape or form. I think the more meaningful distinction relates to whether or not there is a direct contractual relationship with ICANN or not (meaning registrants, registrars and registries). Within the existing GNSO, I strongly believe the imbalance stems from the fact that the intellectual property protection industry has subverted the original purpose of at least two constituencies beyond their own which puts all other parties, most notably registrants, at a distinct disadvantage in the process. -ross