[ALAC] Fwd: ICANN and Consumer Trust

[Evan Leibovitch]

https://soundcloud.com/replyall/7-this-website-is-for-sale

Very interesting episiode from one of my favourite podcasts.


On 3 December 2015 at 03:09, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> wrote:

> Good letter, Alan.
>
> Once again, my neighbours on a recent flight told me about the problems
> they have had with Domain speculators registering the domain for their
> company name and asking for $150K to transfer it to them. They had no idea
> how to address this and were outraged that ICANN appears to let this kind
> of thing happen unchecked. They also told me they had gone to the ICANN Web
> site and found nothing there to help them. I told them the available
> options they had. But really - I should not have to be in this position.
> This just reinforces the feeling I have that the domain name business is a
> wild west and ICANN is seriously failing to perform its duties with regards
> to the public interest. No wonder the public thinks that ICANN is
> unaccountable.
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier
>
>
> On 02/12/2015 17:51, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>
> With the attachment!
>
> At 02/12/2015 12:12 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>
> As decided at last week's ALAC meeting, please find attached the letter to
> the ICANN CEO regarding Consumer Trust.
>
> Alan
>
> To: Fadi Chehade <fadi.chehade at icann.org> <fadi.chehade at icann.org>
> From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> Subject: ICANN and Consumer Trust
> Cc: Steve Crocker <steve.crocker at icann.org> <steve.crocker at icann.org>,
> Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com>
> <rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com>, Allen Grogan <allen.grogan at icann.org>
> <allen.grogan at icann.org>
>
> Dear Fadi,
>
> Please find attached a letter from the At-Large Advisory Committee
> regarding ICANN and its commitment to Consumer Trust.
>
> We look forward to further exploring this issue with you and your staff.
>
> Regards,
> Alan Greenberg, Chair, ALAC
>
>
>
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