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To ICANN members:<br>
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As a holder of several .com domains and a citizen of the Internet, I
oppose the proposed amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
>From your own mission description:<br>
"At the heart of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>'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."<br>
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A consensus-driven approach requires open discussion among ALL
stakeholders and unanimous support for major changes.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
M. Moser
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