Comments on: Potential ICANN CEO Uses Bogus Whois Information

By: FTC asks ICANN to run pilot new TLD launch - Domain Name Wire

FTC asks ICANN to run pilot new TLD launch - Domain Name Wire — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:17:08 +0000

[...] it finds such as Mickey Mouse and Bill Clinton. It reminds me of how ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom had fake whois information before he became ICANN’ [...]

By: Suresh Ramasubramanian

Suresh Ramasubramanian — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:35:47 +0000

This entire article and several comments in here remind me of the guy who was told his fly was open .. and responded with “oh yeah? but your shirt is torn, there’s a small cigarette burn on it”. Doesnt really change the fact about the open fly, really.

That’s even more amusingly evident in the comments about the lawsuit against moniker, about “the power of the domain name industry”

ps: Yes, I wanted a slightly more extreme case of that biblical quote about “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” from Matthew 7:3, and this sounds like it fits the bill.

By: Philip Corwin

Philip Corwin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:10:23 +0000

I spoke twice, briefly, with Mr. Beckstrom at the Sydney ICANN meeting, once in the Hilton lobby and the second in the airport lounge awaiting our flight back to SFO. I mentioned this WHOIS matter the second time and he responded that he was aware of it and had just updated his WHOIS with correct information — that the domain was an old 1990s registration and that he had wanted to avoid spammers and others at the time. One would imagine that given this history he will be sensitive that registrants can have legitimate privacy concerns underlying their use of proxy services.

As I’m undergoing major jet lag today I’ll refrain from saying more about his tenure, challenges, and opportunities as the new CEO other than that he gave terrific, inspirational remarks in Sydney on Friday that reminded many of us of the idealism that inspired us to get involved with Internet maters, and that he seems very friendly and open — and the buzz at the meeting about him was very positive (other than among those who are reflexively suspicious of all things and beings from the USA).

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:56:13 +0000

While you are at it Rod go fix WIPO and the NAF from allowing these bogus cases against generics from even being heard.

There should be another body that is separate from the NAF and WIPO that should decide if these cases should be sent on to WIPO or NAF.

WIPO and the NAF simply accept these bogus cases because get a fee each time….cha ching!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:54:27 +0000

Congratulations Rod,
Please ensure GENERIC domain name owners are protected from frivolous attempts to steal our domains.
Large penalties should be in place and enforced to deter these domain high-jacking attempts from ever happening.
As well please ensure that whois privacy is not detrimental to a registrants domain.
Keep renewal fees low, please.
Best of luck!

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:08:36 +0000

His position is like being the Chairman of the Fed…..except in this case it is Chariman of Domains.

What he does here in the coming months and years will have a dramatic impact on everyone on the Net. There is no choice but to keep a sharp eye on him….even if his intentions are good.

By: Domain Investor

Domain Investor — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:47:37 +0000

George, what I like about this guy is that he doesn’t need the money. Now, we have to determine if it is ego and power that drives him.

I wonder if he will hint if he is interested in moving Icann to Switzerland?

And, what is his position on the new tlds?