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By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:18:27 +0000

@ Abigail - there are many ways a non-profit can benefit from this, as described in a recent Technology Policy Institute study.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:13:37 +0000

“I believe some (most??) domainers feel Icann has an agenda to benefit themselves first.”

As a non-profit, how does ICANN benefit specifically from any of this?

I think Paul Levins and the rest of the ICANN team do a fantastic job in the face of non-stop, hysterical criticism at every turn. I have never encountered an organization that is MORE transparent and open to input than ICANN.

By: Domain Investor

Domain Investor — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:19:28 +0000

Paul,
Thank you for posting. You make it seem Icann is transparent. But, I believe some (most??) domainers feel Icann has an agenda to benefit themselves first. And, only make themselves look transparent and ignore the average stakeholder.

Plus, “I” feel Icann is scared of the IP lawyers so they are giving them beneficial treatment at the expense of domainers.

http://www.icann.org/en/biog/levins.htm

By: Natalie Gauthier

Natalie Gauthier — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:27:00 +0000

RT @ilawguide Domain Names a Topic on Capitol Hill Thursday http://is.gd/NDPt

By: DS

DS — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:42:54 +0000

People still use Godaddy?

By: Paul Levins

Paul Levins — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:30:33 +0000

To suggest that ICANN is not taking transparency seriously is frankly nonsense. Name another organization that posts all correspondence inbound and out on-line; holds public Board meetings every four months in front of a 1000 people in a different geographic location each time; provides detailed minutes of its monthly Board meetings on line within days of them occurring; has an independent Ombudsman; has Mp3 recordings of discussions in its supporting organizations back as far as 2003 posted on-line, has had a review of its transparency done by an independent UK organization that found it was probably one of the most transparent organizations globally, ran 100′s of public consultations last year (like all of the 11 years of its establishment), translates into the 5 UN languages and transcribes and broadcasts its meetings for those who can’t attend and is completely open and free to attend for those who can. GoDaddy knows that through its attendance at all these meetings. Or if they don’t they haven’t being attention.