To ICANN members:

As a holder of several .com domains and a citizen of the Internet, I oppose the proposed amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement.

I oppose the substance and implementation of the proposed changes, but more than that I am very deeply concerned about the closed-door negotiations that produced the proposal. The Internet has created enormous wealth and opportunity precisely because of its open structure and transparent communal management.

>From your own mission description:
"At the heart of ICANN's policy-making is what is called a "multistakeholder model". This is a community-based consensus-driven approach to policy-making. The idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all."

A consensus-driven approach requires open discussion among ALL stakeholders and unanimous support for major changes.

Until you have engaged in an open, honest discussion with all affected parties, including end customers as well as domain-name wholesalers, you cannot claim consensus. This proposal should not go forward.

M. Moser