RE: [gnso-consensus-wg] Definition of Non-Commercial

["Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx>]

I agree with Alan that whatever stakeholder groups are formed should
encompass users as well as registrants, both on the non-commercial and
the commercial side.  

Steve  

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Subject: [gnso-consensus-wg] Definition of Non-Commercial


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