I Respectfully Disagree - Re: [ALSC-Forum] Options A,B,C

[Derek Conant]

However, the Chair does formally represent the DNSO and his Web site appears to
have a commercial theme.  The Chair's Web site appears to me to be the beginning
of a competitive commercial theme against the very DNSO GA constituency consensus
process he represents, and against others.

The Chair's Web site, which DNSO participants are being directed to by the Chair,
contains email forums and other mechanisms that appear to be solely for the
purpose of establishing outside opinion and outside positions against the ICANN,
the DNSO, the DNSO GA, the ALSC and the other consensus processes.

The direction the Chair appears to be heading with his Web site does not appear
correct to me and my concern is with undue influence in that the Chair should not
use his position within the ICANN/DNSO as leverage to promote his commercial
concepts and agenda that may be contrary to the ICANN/DNSO constituency consensus
process he formally represents.

I can agree that the Web page the Chair directed DNSO participants to did not
include commercial advertising which could be considered offensive.  However, I
can see that the Chair's Web site appears to be geared toward being commercial and
not merely informational, in direct competition with the ICANN/DNSO constituency
consensus process the Chair represents.

I am not against constructive and productive processes.  Furthermore, I do not
formally represent ICANN/DNSO, whereas, the Chair does formally represent
ICANN/DNSO and I believe this proposes a problem.  I am against undue influence
and unethical activity.  I am proposing an ethical question here that may have a
significant impact if it goes unchecked.

Derek Conant
DNSGA President and Chairman

Esther Dyson wrote:

> with all due respect, I went to this particular page and did not even see
> the rest of the "offending" Website.  It seems to me to be reasonable to
> post material on one's own Website, rather than using up someone else's
> space where one may or may not have permission to post. For example, had he
> posted it on the GA's Website, it would then be presumed to be a work of
> the GA, which it was not.
>
> FWIW, obviously I am speaking for myself (commercial? sig file below), not
> for the Study Committee.
>
> Esther Dyson
>
> At 11:16 AM 7/31/2001, Derek Conant wrote:
> >It does not appear appropriate for the Chair of the GA to be directing
> >DNSO participants to his commercial Web site
> >(<http://www.icannworld.org>http://www.icannworld.org).
> >
> >The Chair does not appear to have any legal or entity protection,
> >whatsoever, concerning the Chair's representations made at his Web site
> >regarding ICANN, the DNSO, the DNSO GA, the ALSC or others.
> >
> >This concerns me because in my opinion the Chair does not appear correct
> >and I expect that he should appear more responsible in that he should not
> >be engaged in activity that appears designed to redirect DNSO participants
> >away from the DNSO to his own commercial Web site.
> >
> >The Chair's Web site appears to me to be more than merely informational.
> >
> >Derek Conant
> >DNSGA President and Chairman
> >
> >DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> >>I have taken the liberty of creating visual representations to correspond
> >>with Template Options A,B,C.
> >>These have been published at
> >><http://www.icannworld.org/options.htm>http://www.icannworld.org/options.htm
> >>
> >>If there are any errors in my interpretation of what these options depict,
> >>please feel free to let me know so that I can make the necessary
> >>corrections.
> >>
> >>Best regards,
> >>Danny Younger
> >>
>
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