[ALAC] URGENT: Supplementary Comment on .O release

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Dear Alan,

thanks for this. I do think that the updated statement is a lot more
complete than version 1.
I note a couple of references being made of past statements by people
who then became At-Large members, both dating from 2007. Whilst I cannot
comment on Avri's Statement, I would like to emphasize that my Statement
then was in the context of gTLDs and the then dynamics in 2007. The
comparison to 3G licenses is probably way out of line now, since we now
have thousands of new gTLDs thus we are looking at the premium "worth"
of a gTLD now that is likely to be lower than when the choice of gTLD
was limited to legacy gTLDs.

I have already received some negative feedback about this quote from
people who interpreted my 2007 email as being a call for ICANN to set a
minimum price tag for these domains, much like some of the price tags
that were given to 3G spectrum auctions. With the changing times and
landscape, my opinion is that we should support an auction process, we
should support it for its proceeds to fund a non profit but there is no
need for ICANN to set a minimum (or reserve) price.

Could this, or a summary of this explanation (or clarification) please
be included in the Statement to explain the context of my 2007 comment
and soften it to align it with the current reality that there are now
thousands of gTLDs? I do not want the wrong message to be retained by
the reader of such a message - and definitely do not want this single
opinion that is now more than 10 years told, to overshadow the clear
messages we wish to convey in the ALAC's Statement.
Kindest regards,

Olivier


On 20/06/2018 16:07, Alan Greenberg wrote:
> In light of other comments posted, Jonathan has suggested that we
> issue a supplemental comment making it clear that we beleive that the
> auction proceeds must go to charities that support the public good and
> the Internet Community. Moreover, the TLD must actually be used and
> not acquired for speculation/resale.
>
> I strongly suggest that we post this comment and ratify after the fact.
>
> Is there any strong opposition to this?
>
> Alan
>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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