Occam's razor: If it was a political issue, ICANN would have other tools to
implement it (such as, e.g., to define a particular set of rules and
requirements an applicant should have to fullfill).


2010/3/21 Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]>

> Norbert hit the nail on the head here.
> I reiterate my belief that the application fee and obligations imposed by
> ICANN are more about limiting entry for various political reasons than
> anything else.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > I do not think it is mainly a question of "dis-advantaged entities" - it
> > is a question of (1) how the "basic set of obligations" is defined, and
> > (2) in which economic context. If it is expensive to fulfill the
> > obligations in Japan and the USA, that does not prove they cannot be
> > fulfilled in another context.
> >
>