http://namemon.com/contributions/41-icann/94-icann-draft-for-new-gtlds

The *registrars* went out of their way to object to 7.2(f) of the draft agreement which would allow ICANN to unilaterally change the fees charged to *registries*. Hello?? Shouldn’t the *registrars* use the exact same argument on behalf of their clients, i.e. *registrants*, to ensure that registry operators can’t jack up renewal fees?

It’s clear that the registrar constituency is captured by those who are wanna-be registry operators! Folks should see red when they see registrars taking the side of the registries, instead of taking the position of protecting their clients from the same abuse.

The registrars who want to gouge their clients in the future, if/when they become registry operators themselves, should join the registry constituency as observers, instead of making such a foolish statement on behalf of the registrars.

Anyway, it is all about the bottom line $$$$$-

Given the chance,ICANN can and will steal the shirt off your back, and they will!!!without a doubt.

Ask anyone on the street who/what ICAAN does?Heck , nobody will know.

So why do we need ICAAN anyway?

And just go back on topic, I added a new comment in the comments archive (link above in the main article) that highlighted how ICANN is going to waste millions of dollars on Rod Beckstrom’s new office space in Palo Alto. How many new gTLDs will ICANN have to approve in order to pay for his fancy new digs and entourage? With California’s unemployment rate above 10%, and firms like AOL and Adobe cutting staff, ICANN is going in the opposite direction and increasing their profligate spending.

Enjoy as much “capitalism ” you want, but I think the mood is swinging towards Obama’s socialism.

Rise to Marxism!!!

“Marx argued that capitalism, like previous socioeconomic systems, will inevitably produce internal tensions which will lead to its destruction”

As long as folks are paying their renewal fees, they can use their domain names any which way they please. Take a look at where Juice.com goes, for example. If you don’t like how Microsoft is using it, there’s a solution — go buy it from. The market will dictate its value.

Private property is just that — private. People feeling that they have entitlement to someone else’s assets because they feel they know better how to use them are advocates of communism, where private ownership doesn’t exist, but instead assets are owned by the community. History has demonstrated that’s a far less efficient mechanism of allocating scarce economic resources than the capitalist society we live in.

Get rid of parking companies- they just take your money anyway.

Register the domains-develop them or you lose them!!

The site got to be up and running for 3 yrs.

Good idea?

I think ICANN has a plan to increase their revenue by many fold and are continuing to implement it.

Registries and those seeking to become registries are pushing for their interests as hard as possible through this process.

The only ones a sleep at the wheel are domain holders who have been by in large silent on the issue although they have the most to lose if some of these provisions are finalized.