[At-Large] Transparency & the ICANN Contractual Compliance Newsletter

[Stacy Burnette]

Dear Mr. Younger:

Thank you for writing me regarding your concerns related to transparency.  ICANN is committed to transparency and accountability.

To ensure that you are provided complete information, I need additional time to respond to the questions posed below.  On or before 30 April 2008, I will respond to all of the questions presented in your electronic mail message dated 3 April 2008.

Thanks for your support.

Sincerely,

Stacy Burnette
Director
Contractual Compliance
ICANN



-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Younger [mailto:dannyyounger at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:34 PM
To: Stacy Burnette
Cc: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: Transparency & the ICANN Contractual Compliance Newsletter

Dear Ms. Burnette,

I am appreciative of the fact that ICANN has generated
this newsletter, but I have a number of concerns
related to transparency.

We are told that during 2007 a total of 164 breach of
contract notices were sent to registrars.  While this
effort is to be commended, users would assuredly want
to know which registrars are in breach of contract
(and for what reason) at any given point in time so
that they can make informed choices regarding which
registration providers to use.

Hiding this valuable information from consumers is not
what I would deem to be a public service, rather, I
view it as a profound disservice.  While it does serve
to protect the interest of registrars, it most
certainly doesn't serve to properly protect the
public.

May I ask why ICANN has chosen to conceal this
information?  Is this behavior owing to a deliberate
policy decision that has been made by ICANN Staff?
Does Staff intend to continue concealing registrar
contract breaches at the expense of the registrant
community, or can we expect this situation to change
in the immediate future?

Hopefully you can help us to better understand the
situation and the Staff perspective on transparency.

best regards,
Danny Younger



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