[ih] the .ORG nonsense machine rises from the dead, patents and public stewardship

[Dave Crocker]

On 2/4/2024 11:31 AM, John Levine via Internet-history wrote:
> ISOC's dependence on an ICANN contracted registry is a huge conflict
> of interest


This is a view that is immediately and intuitively very appealing. As is 
the act of declaring the conflict.

A conflict of interest is an arrangement that produces the opportunity 
for an unintended and undesirable bias in people or organizations 
holding power.  (Beyond that natural challenge of power corrupting 
pretty much anyone.)

Unfortunately, taking the nature of this concern and trying to apply it 
to the specifics of ISOC's role with .org, it is not easily successful 
for me.  I'm not at all clear exactly what the conflict is between.

Perhaps you can explain exactly what that conflict is?


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