[governance] Can Icann really be necessary?

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Hi, Avri Thanks you for your support.
 
1.    First of all, would you please select the any subject proposed in my 
previous email or any other topic to replace the current one, as our discussion 
is relating to give benefit to Developing Economies, Reduction of Overall Cost 
(incl fee) for non-Commercial applicants as well as non-commercial namespace. 

 
>In all seriousness - to the extent that is possible after a flight from 
>Singapore, as a member of the JAS WG which is trying to get the fees lowered for 
>qualified applicants from developing economies and to get other assistance since 
>the application fee is, as you indicated, just the tip of iceberg,  I would 
>appreciate assistance and comment from the IGC community.
 
2.    Would you please share the information / basis of the following fee 
structure defined or proposed by JAS WG?
a.    Applicants must be capable of contributing $45,000 towards ICANN's 
application fee, unless ICANN waives, or lowers application fees.
b.    the applicant must be capable of contributing a quarter of the scheduled 
fee.
c.    Applicants must be capable of contributing $45,000 towards registry 
operational costs, if the applicant proposes tooperate its own registry platform
     
e.      Waive (consensus for this in the Milestone report) the Program 
Development Costs (US$26,000)
         Q:           {is it reduced cost, or after reduction? Or the cost which 
is proposed to be waived off}
 
f.       Lower risk/contingency cost (US$60,000)
g.      Review Base cost (US$100,000) to see if reduction can be made

Q:{And Finally, the figure of 76% and capability of $45,000 came from where? Is 
it any estimation of by JSA WG that a standard organization from developing 
economies has surplus budget about this? to invest for the Internet Community 
welfare scheme like participation of new gTLDs?}

 P.S. Hopefully the next communication would be with the new subject.

Thanks

Imran Ahmed Shah


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From: Avri Doria <avri at ella.com>
To: IGC <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
Sent: Sun, 26 June, 2011 4:35:17
Subject: Re: [governance] Can Icann really be necessary?


On 25 Jun 2011, at 14:25, Imran Ahmed Shah wrote:

> (Keeping in mind that it is not a case of current ccTLD who allow the alternate 
>usage e.g. .tv is being used as television channel).  
>

And as the favorite domain name for transvestites.

In fact there was an incident of one NYC TV becoming a domaineer and buying up 
the names of all the NY girls and then turning around and selling them for a 
good profit.  (will .nyc restrict who can buy tv.nyc? or the third level e.g. 
sister-dimension.tv.nyc)*

Got to love those ccTLDs where it is still policy free virgin territory, so to 
speak, where most anything goes.  With all the rules we have created for gTLDs - 
with TM owners and Law Enforcement finding new ways to stifle expression and the 
market, the ccTLDS look better and better all the time.  Soon the saying will be 
- let a thousand IDN ccTLDs bloom.

In all seriousness - to the extent that is possible after a flight from 
Singapore, as a member of the JAS WG which is trying to get the fees lowered for 
qualified applicants from developing economies and to get other assistance since 
the application fee is, as you indicated, just the tip of iceberg,  I would 
appreciate assistance and comment from the IGC community. One of the first 
things folks could do is read and comment on the JAS WG second milestone report:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#second-milestone-report

As for the perenial existential and normative questions about ICANN's 
existence:  the only thing i know for sure is that it exists. So i deal with it.

a.

* i should note for  truth in advertising, i am providing research help to a few 
new gtld applicants including .gay

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