Consider property rights and fair market value of domain names before adopting new policy.

["Alex Lerman" <alexlerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Re: Draft Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers

Thank you for accepting this comment for your consideration.

Many IGOs do valuable work, and deserve to have an internet presence that
supports their altruistic vision. However, the proposed ICANN policy changes
create grave unintended consequences that would cause far more harm than
good. The proposed changes (by the non-majority) on pages 42 and 43 fail to
consider fundamental property rights of domain name registrants and the fair
market value of domain names. Those changes would create a public outcry and
backlash against ICANN and IGOs, since the proposed policy would permit
theft of valuable private property from legitimate owners. Even when a large
nation state like the USA takes private property for public use by the
state, there is a recognition that "just compensation" must be paid in the
form of "fair market value."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain

In the proposed ICANN policy there is no provision for just compensation.
Therefore, the policy is blatantly unjust and should be abandoned. I thank
you for your time and attention.

Best regards,
Alex Lerman
Concerned citizen and domain name registrant.