I also support Milton's draft in principle.   One suggestion: let's  
remove any personal references so as not distract from the message.

Thanks,
Robin

On Aug 26, 2009, at 2:15 AM, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:

> I support in princplr Miltons initiatve and his 1st draft.
>
> Here are two points:
> 1. I would take out the more emotional aspects by using negative  
> attributes to trademarkowners, ICANN staff etc. This looks too  
> ideological, weakens the document as the "known position of the  
> usual suspects" and is not needed. for me. We can be more  
> diplomativ and this makes ther substanve of our arguments - which i  
> fully support - miuch stronger.
>
> 2. I would dd a "historical section " which refers to the argument  
> in 1997-2000 why NSI - which was at the same time registry and  
> registrar - hat to give away the registrar service and why the  
> White Paper called for more competition and seperation. As we know  
> the trilateral 2001 contracta weakened this a little bit but they  
> mad rather clear disticntiuons between registrar and registry  
> services and most of the people today have forgotten this.
>
> Wolfgang
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> Von: Non-Commercial User Constituency im Auftrag von Milton L Mueller
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> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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