Comments on: NonProfit? ICANN Releases Salaries: Beckstrom Over $2.2 Million Guaranteed; CFO $270K Per, Lawyer $230K Per PLUS PLUS

By: Jim Fleming

Jim Fleming — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:07:01 +0000

“It was we, collectively, who made Google and Facebook dominant.”

://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html

By: Jim Fleming

Jim Fleming — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:04:19 +0000

“Today’s Internet borders will probably change eventually, especially as new markets appear. But it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that we are living in an age of large information monopolies. Could it be that the free market on the Internet actually tends toward monopolies? Could it even be that demand, of all things, is actually winnowing the online free market—that Americans, so diverse and individualistic, actually love these monopolies?”

://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html#ixzz15F3jsUqW

By: Jim Fleming

Jim Fleming — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:01:13 +0000

“enabling of Verisign’s monopolistic domain pricing practices”
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In the Grip of the New Monopolists
://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html

By: Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:10:33 +0000

ICANN is spending too much fun money on their travel boondaggles …a nd certainly, their allowance and enabling of Verisign’s monopolistic domain pricing practices is unconscionable !

By: Jim Fleming

Jim Fleming — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:50:42 +0000

Where does $56,000,000 in .ORG fees go each year ?

8,000,000 .ORG domains @ $6 each

ISOC CEO $500,000 ?

PIR CEO $500,000 ?

Afilias Finances ???

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ICANN Comes to Nairobi — WhiteAfrican — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:14:20 +0000

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ICANN Bonuses Not Tied to Long Term Revenue, New TLDs | Domaining Manual — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:36:21 +0000

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Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:19:17 +0000

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By: David

David — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:54:11 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. My bad. I intended to say generally speaking the non-profits do that kind of thing but in the case of ICANN I am sure it’s much more of an extreme case than many other non-profits, especially when you take into consideration ICANN is likely smaller vs the major charitavle organizations.

By: MHB

MHB — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:04:19 +0000

David

“”It’s not that unusual for nonprofit organizations to pay such grossly excessive salaries and benefits to their upper management”"

Including bonuses of up to 50% of base salary?