Re: [ALSC-Forum] Duff's Montevideo Diary

[Kent Crispin]

On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 12:22:49PM +0200, Mikael Pawlo wrote:
> 
> The British online magazine The Register publish an "exclusive diary from
> Andy Duff", director of policy and marketing at New.net. The diary dels
> with "his insider's view of the ICANN conference currently taking place in
> Montevideo".

One could hardly find a person with a more direct financial motivation
for criticizing ICANN. 

> Duff writes:
> 
> "ICANN's structure has never met its original aim of allowing individuals
> an adequate voice - there are still only five representatives on a
> 19-member board. And now in behind-doors sessions all over this meeting,
> fundamental changes to the structure of ICANN that could weight it even
> further in favour of big business are being decided. Be afraid. Be very
> afraid."
>
> Read the first part of the diary:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21553.html

Yes, it's quite impressive how new.net uses every avenue to push its
business interests.  The at-large controversy is an amazingly convenient
tool for them.

Kent

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Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain