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[gnso-consensus-wg] Definition of Non-Commercial
- To: gnso-consensus-wg@xxxxxxxxx
- Subject: [gnso-consensus-wg] Definition of Non-Commercial
- From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:30:23 -0400
The BGC proposal defines the non-commercial stakeholders group as
constituencies of Non-commercial registrants.
I propose that the definition of non-commercial be widened from that
in the BGC proposal to include non-commercial users as well.
The rationale is simple. Looking at just the web, businesses use it
to deliver products and services to users. Without users, there would
be far less incentive for businesses to use the Internet, or for
registrants to register names with registrars/registries. Users are
greatly impacted by policies recommended by the GNSO and their
representatives should be able to participate in setting such
policies at all levels.
I am not proposing HOW we create such a constituency or
constituencies at this point, just that the GNSO structure be
receptive to them if and when they should form. Other provisions in
the BGC proposal already address the difficulty in forming new
constituencies and state that ICANN will need to work to achieve this end.
I am explicitly not saying what role that ALAC might or might not
play in creating such constituencies. (I do have some expectations in
this regard, but I am not sure they are relevant here.)
Under separate cover, I am forwarding the exchange I had with Roberto
about the propriety of our expanding the definition of
"non-commercial", a term defined in the part of the BGC proposal
already adopted by the Board. Note that Roberto implies that he
believes that users needs be represented on Council, but that this is
a role of the NomCom appointees to the GNSO. Although I strongly
support the practice of having voting NomCom appointed members of the
GNSO, I hardly think that we can expect them to solely espouse user
needs on Council. By the very definition, they should take a broader
and more disparate view of things.
Alan
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