[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Appointments to theNTIA/IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group

[Holly Raiche]

I normally don’t just agree with statements.  But in this case, I must support Evan.  The interests of registrants do not equal the interests of end users.  They may - and ALSO - may not.  Yes, registrants should be heard but so should the voices of end users

Holly
On 5 Jul 2014, at 12:41 am, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> On 4 July 2014 10:21, Richard Hill <rhill at hill-a.ch> wrote:
>  
> I agree that it might not be feasible to organize a global election of the ICANN Board ty the citizens of the world, or by the users of the Internet. 
> That's why I suggest instead that the ICANN Board be elected by registrants (holders) of domain names.
> 
> 
> As indicated above, the interests of registrants and end users can vary -- and be completely opposed -- on some very substantial issues, not the least of which is the balance between registrant accountability and privacy (a core components of most DNS-related controversy right now including the EWG). I would suggest that the significant domainer subset of the registrant community has interests quite opposed to those of end users.
> 
> So no, Richard, that is not an acceptable alternative. Registrants have an utterly legitimate voice in a multi-stakeholder system but theirs will never serve as a substitute for end-user interests.
> 
> - Evan
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